The Perfect Tomato
Sally Mann's 'The Perfect Tomato' is a gelatin silver print showcasing the photographer's masterful control of light and shadow. The work captures an intimate, detailed subject matter typical of Mann's photographic practice. The print demonstrates the possibilities of black-and-white photography for rendering form and texture.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
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Photographs
October 12, 2022
Artists in conversation
Edward Weston
American · b. 1886
Weston's iconic black and white gelatin silver still life photographs of vegetables and organic forms, such as his famous pepper and cabbage series, share Mann's precise attention to form, texture, and dramatic tonal contrast in rendering humble botanical subjects.
Imogen Cunningham
American · b. 1883
Cunningham created striking black and white photographic studies of plants and natural objects with extraordinary detail and serene compositional clarity, closely paralleling Mann's approach to elevating everyday botanical subjects through masterful control of light.
Paul Strand
American · b. 1890
Strand's documentary yet deeply artistic black and white still life and botanical gelatin silver prints demonstrate the same commitment to rendering texture, form, and quiet intensity that defines Mann's contemplative approach to everyday subject matter.
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