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Three works
1942
This portfolio of three vintage gelatin silver prints presents intimate scenes of leisure and the male form captured in natural settings. The composition arranges photographs across the page: a seated figure in a striped shirt gazes pensively in a garden setting; below, a group reclines beneath a large tree in relaxed repose; and on the right, a solitary male figure emerges from water in soft, warm tones. The photographs demonstrate the artist's characteristic attention to classical figuration and homosocial spaces, employing natural light and outdoor environments to explore themes of vulnerability and masculine beauty. Shot during the early 1940s, these works exemplify modernist portraiture and the humanist documentary tradition, emphasizing psychological presence and formal composition over narrative specificity.
- Medium
- vintage 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 175. Inscribed to verso of two works 'G.
🔨 Auction Lot
A Ménage with George Platt Lynes
May 1, 2026
Estimate: $800 – $1,200
Sold: $1,920
Lot 175
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