
Fred, back view with chain, Hollywood from The Body Shop
A striking gelatin silver print by renowned photographer Herb Ritts, this image captures the muscular back of a figure named Fred adorned with a chain, embodying Ritts' signature aesthetic of classical beauty and powerful physicality. Shot in Hollywood, the work exemplifies Ritts' masterful use of black-and-white photography to sculpt the human form with dramatic light and shadow. The image draws on references to ancient Greek sculpture while firmly situating its subject within a modern, cinematic context.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
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November 7, 2013
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