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On The Bed
This gelatin silver print captures an intimate domestic scene rendered in stark black and white tonalities. A figure reclines on a bed in a state of repose, their body articulated through careful positioning and dramatic light that sculpts form across the composition. A chess piece, likely a bishop, occupies the foreground as a still life element, introducing an element of symbolic stillness. The photograph demonstrates the artist's characteristic approach to the male figure and interior space, employing modernist principles of abstraction through form and shadow. The work exemplifies mid century artistic exploration of the body as sculptural subject within domestic environments.
- Medium
- gelatin silver print
- Overall
- Provenance
- The Ashby/Connolly Collection.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Rago Auctions
Notes
A Ménage with George Platt Lynes, Rago Auctions, 2026-05-01. Lot 178.
🔨 Auction Lot
A Ménage with George Platt Lynes
May 1, 2026
Estimate: $1,200 – $1,800
Sold: $5,760
Lot 178
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