Untitled (Nude)

1958

Bill Brandt

Associated Names
Bill Brandt

Artist, British, born Germany, 1904 - 1983

The image shows a close-up view of a person's body, specifically highlighting two bent knees or thighs. The focus is on the texture and contours of the skin, captured in black-and-white. The individual is lying down or reclining, with their limbs positioned against a ground covered with smooth, rounded stones of various sizes. The stones are in the foreground, with the textures and shadows of the skin framed against this rocky backdrop. There is no visible clothing, and the image captures a naturalistic setting with no other objects or details in the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jeffrey Hugh Newman

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.4 x 20.2 cm (10 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.160.3


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Simon and Bonnie Levin, Interlaken, NJ; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

All on verso: stamped center right in black ink: Bill Brandt; center in graphite: 38 (crossed out)/ 40 (crossed out)/ 48 (crossed out)/ 51 (crossed out)/ 49; lower left in graphite: C81; lower right in graphite: 5413

Wikidata ID

Q64145376

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