
Three Kinds of Women, Mexico City
A haunting and surreal gelatin silver print by Joel-Peter Witkin, this work embodies his signature exploration of the grotesque, the sacred, and the marginalized. Shot in Mexico City, the image weaves together fragmented figures and theatrical staging, blurring boundaries between life, death, and identity. Witkin's characteristic scratching and manipulation of the negative lends the print an aged, almost mythological quality, transforming his subjects into icons of a deeply personal and unsettling visual cosmos.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Photographs
October 1, 2013
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