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George Platt Lynes — On The Bed
George Platt Lynes — On The Bed
George Platt Lynes

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

Notes

A Ménage with George Platt Lynes, Rago Auctions, 2026-05-01. Lot 178.

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A Ménage with George Platt Lynes

May 1, 2026

Estimate: $1,200$1,800

Sold: $5,760

Lot 178

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George Platt Lynes, 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
Dimensions
overall: 24.1 x 19.4 cm
Seen at
Rago Auctions, Lambertville, United States

Related themes

Interior Space, Symbolic Objects, Bedroom, Light And Shadow, Mid Century Modern, Modernist Photography, Figurative Photography, Fine Art Photography, Repose, Gelatin Silver Print, Sculptural Form, Black And White, Chess Piece, Male Nude, Tonal Contrast, Compositional Abstraction, Domestic Scene, Still Life, Male Figure, Intimate Portraiture

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Jonathan Murray, Alex Capecelatro