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George Platt Lynes — Three works
George Platt Lynes — Three works
George Platt Lynes — Three works
George Platt Lynes

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

Notes

A Ménage with George Platt Lynes, Rago Auctions, 2026-05-01. Lot 175. Inscribed to verso of two works 'G.

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A Ménage with George Platt Lynes

May 1, 2026

Estimate: $800$1,200

Sold: $1,920

Lot 175

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George Platt Lynes, 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
Dimensions
overall: 6.7 x 11.1 cm
Year
1942
Seen at
Rago Auctions, Lambertville, United States

Related themes

1940s Photography, Archival Photograph, Sepia Toned Print, Leisure And Repose, Group Composition, Documentary Humanism, Modernist Photography, Figurative Photography, Water And Bodies, Garden Settings, Mid Century Modernism, Natural Light, Psychological Portrait, Outdoor Photography, Masculine Beauty, Classical Figure Study, Male Portraiture, Nude Study

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