Histoire de la Civilization (blanche): Vénus préferée au Christ, Paris

Histoire de la Civilization (blanche): Vénus préferée au Christ, ParisArtwork Info About the Artist About this Photograph 1997 Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, dated, and editioned, in pencil, au verso Printed circa 1997 Edition of 6 (#1 6) One of the most provocative photographers of the last 30 years, Witkins work has remained at the forefront of celebrating the macabre, making beautiful photographs using antiquated methods. He creates a world filled with disfigured bodies in elaborate allegorical tableaus that

the walls are hung with photographs from the 1940s through to 2009

Published in Camera Work (15:5)

in his role as Chief Photographer for legendary popular music magazine Melody Maker

Printed in 1965

responsible for so many signature portraits of the famous that it caused Quincy Jones to observe in one foreword

His SX-70 work was the subject of a monograph in 2007 by WW Norton: André Kertész The Polaroids

Edition of 100 (#2/100)

underage sex

this print has deep blacks and richly toned greys

Best of 2018: Paper Journal - British Journal of Photography

from Arnaud Maggs

1880-1955) was a student of painting and drawing in Boston when he met Fred Holland Day