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William Eggleston — White Ceiling Fan, Washington, D.C. (In the Home of William Christenberry)
William Eggleston

White Ceiling Fan, Washington, D.C. (In the Home of William Christenberry)

A ceiling fan photographed from directly below dominates the frame in William Eggleston's signature style, its white blades radiating outward against a plain ceiling in a deceptively simple yet commanding composition. Eggleston transforms this mundane domestic object into a graphic, almost abstract form through his masterful use of dye transfer printing, rendering the image with rich, saturated color. The intimate domestic setting — the home of fellow artist William Christenberry — adds a quiet layer of personal connection to what might otherwise appear to be an ordinary architectural detail.

Medium
Dye transfer print.

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November 7, 2013

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William Eggleston, White Ceiling Fan, Washington, D.C. (In the Home of William Christenberry)

A ceiling fan photographed from directly below dominates the frame in William Eggleston's signature style, its white blades radiating outward against a plain ceiling in a deceptively simple yet commanding composition. Eggleston transforms this mundane domestic object into a graphic, almost abstract form through his masterful use of dye transfer printing, rendering the image with rich, saturated color. The intimate domestic setting — the home of fellow artist William Christenberry — adds a quiet layer of personal connection to what might otherwise appear to be an ordinary architectural detail.

Medium
Dye transfer print.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Domestic Interior, Dye-Transfer Print, Mundane Sublime, Interior Scene, Color Photography, Male Artist, Late Twentieth Century, Quiet Mood, American Photographer, New Topographics, Influential Master, Everyday Objects, Late 20th Century, Everyday Mundane Subject, Quiet Contemplative Mood, New Color Movement, Warm Tones, Warm Neutral Tones

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