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George Platt Lynes — Monroe Wheeler Skinny Dipping at Stoneblossom (four works)
George Platt Lynes — Monroe Wheeler Skinny Dipping at Stoneblossom (four works)
George Platt Lynes

Monroe Wheeler Skinny Dipping at Stoneblossom (four works)

This four part gelatin silver print series captures nude male figures in a lush garden setting, depicting moments of leisure and bathing among overgrown vegetation and water features. The photographs employ deep tonal contrasts characteristic of mid twentieth century portraiture, with verdant foliage creating dramatic frames around the pale, sculpted forms of the subjects. Shot with modernist sensibility and classical references, these images blend documentary observation with aesthetic formalism, positioning the human body within nature with quiet sophistication. Lynes' work exemplifies postwar American photography's exploration of beauty, vulnerability, and homoeroticism through the language of fine art. The series demonstrates the artist's mastery of light, composition, and the gelatin silver medium's capacity for luminous, deeply textured prints.

Medium
gelatin silver print
Overall

Notes

A Ménage with George Platt Lynes, Rago Auctions, 2026-05-01. Lot 119.

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A Ménage with George Platt Lynes

May 1, 2026

Estimate: $1,200$1,800

Sold: $3,328

Lot 119

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George Platt Lynes, Monroe Wheeler Skinny Dipping at Stoneblossom (four works)

This four part gelatin silver print series captures nude male figures in a lush garden setting, depicting moments of leisure and bathing among overgrown vegetation and water features. The photographs employ deep tonal contrasts characteristic of mid twentieth century portraiture, with verdant foliage creating dramatic frames around the pale, sculpted forms of the subjects. Shot with modernist sensibility and classical references, these images blend documentary observation with aesthetic formalism, positioning the human body within nature with quiet sophistication. Lynes' work exemplifies postwar American photography's exploration of beauty, vulnerability, and homoeroticism through the language of fine art. The series demonstrates the artist's mastery of light, composition, and the gelatin silver medium's capacity for luminous, deeply textured prints.

Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
overall: 18.7 x 11.7 cm
Seen at
Rago Auctions, Lambertville, United States

Related themes

Nature Studies, Landscape Photography, Botanical Setting, Nude Male Figure, American Photography, Architectural Garden, Modernist Photography, Figurative Photography, Garden Photography, Mid Century, Fine Art Photography, Gelatin Silver Print, Sculptural Form, Black And White, Homoerotic Art, Photographic Series, Classical References, Male Intimacy, Tonal Photography, Water Features

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Jonathan Murray, Alex Capecelatro