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Soichi Sunami — Memoire du matin
Soichi Sunami — Memoire du matin
Soichi Sunami — Memoire du matin
Soichi Sunami — Memoire du matin
Soichi Sunami

Memoire du matin

1944

This vintage gelatin silver print presents a surrealist composition featuring two distinct elements: on the left, an abstract arrangement of draped white fabric and geometric forms suggesting a figure or still life, rendered in dramatic chiaroscuro; on the right, a photographic portrait of a woman wearing elegant period dress, jewelry, and long gloves, her gaze directed thoughtfully away from the viewer. The diptych structure creates a dialogue between abstraction and representation, between material form and human presence. Sunami's sophisticated use of light and shadow reflects his modernist sensibility and his engagement with avant garde aesthetics during the mid twentieth century.

Medium
vintage gelatin silver print
Overall

Notes

A Ménage with George Platt Lynes, Rago Auctions, 2026-05-01. Lot 122.

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A Ménage with George Platt Lynes

May 1, 2026

Estimate: $800$1,200

Sold: $704

Lot 122

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Soichi Sunami, Memoire du matin, 1944

This vintage gelatin silver print presents a surrealist composition featuring two distinct elements: on the left, an abstract arrangement of draped white fabric and geometric forms suggesting a figure or still life, rendered in dramatic chiaroscuro; on the right, a photographic portrait of a woman wearing elegant period dress, jewelry, and long gloves, her gaze directed thoughtfully away from the viewer. The diptych structure creates a dialogue between abstraction and representation, between material form and human presence. Sunami's sophisticated use of light and shadow reflects his modernist sensibility and his engagement with avant garde aesthetics during the mid twentieth century.

Medium
vintage gelatin silver print
Dimensions
overall: 23.2 x 18.7 cm
Year
1944
Seen at
Rago Auctions, Lambertville, United States

Related themes

Surrealism, Conceptual Photography, Avant Garde, Figure Study, Mid Century Modern, Photographic Diptych, Fashion Photography, Studio Photography, Experimental Art, Formalism, Gelatin Silver Print, Vintage Photography, Diptych, Black And White, Modernism, Chiaroscuro, Artistic Abstraction, Portrait Photography, Still Life, Abstract Composition