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George Platt Lynes — Self-Portrait at Stoneblossom
George Platt Lynes — Self-Portrait at Stoneblossom
George Platt Lynes

Self-Portrait at Stoneblossom

1938

This vintage gelatin silver print depicts a winter landscape viewed from an elevated vantage point, with snow covered rocks in the foreground casting strong shadows across the white ground. Beyond the rocky outcrop, a rural farmstead nestles in a valley, its pale buildings and bare trees silhouetted against a overcast sky, while wooden fencing segments the snowy fields. The composition balances intimate textural detail in the foreground with a receding panoramic vista, employing dramatic light and shadow to create spatial depth. The photograph exemplifies the modernist landscape tradition of the 1930s, where careful attention to form, tone, and geometric arrangement elevated the documentary potential of the medium into fine art.

Medium
vintage gelatin silver print
Overall

Notes

A Ménage with George Platt Lynes, Rago Auctions, 2026-05-01. Lot 124. Inscribed to verso 'Stoneblossom in the mid-forties Winter Stoneblossom photographed from the top of one of our stone-blossoms The Bombay wing - (G.

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A Ménage with George Platt Lynes

May 1, 2026

Estimate: $1,200$1,800

Sold: $1,280

Lot 124

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George Platt Lynes, Self-Portrait at Stoneblossom, 1938

This vintage gelatin silver print depicts a winter landscape viewed from an elevated vantage point, with snow covered rocks in the foreground casting strong shadows across the white ground. Beyond the rocky outcrop, a rural farmstead nestles in a valley, its pale buildings and bare trees silhouetted against a overcast sky, while wooden fencing segments the snowy fields. The composition balances intimate textural detail in the foreground with a receding panoramic vista, employing dramatic light and shadow to create spatial depth. The photograph exemplifies the modernist landscape tradition of the 1930s, where careful attention to form, tone, and geometric arrangement elevated the documentary potential of the medium into fine art.

Medium
vintage gelatin silver print
Dimensions
overall: 24.4 x 19.1 cm
Year
1938
Seen at
Rago Auctions, Lambertville, United States

Related themes

Nature Photography, Tonal Variation, Landscape Photography, Light And Shadow, American Landscape, Photographic Print, Modernist Photography, Geometric Composition, Architectural Elements, Documentary Photography, Rural America, Pastoral Scene, Winter Scene, Gelatin Silver Print, Farm Buildings, Elevated Perspective, Vintage Silver Print, Monochromatic Palette, 1930s Art

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