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Christie’s roundel
Lot 20

MICHAEL DWECK (b.1957)

Mermaid 1, Amagansett, NY, 2005

Closed1 July 2009

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GBP 10,625

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MICHAEL DWECK (b.1957)
Mermaid 1, Amagansett, NY, 2005
gelatin silver print
signed, titled, dated and numbered '7/15' in ink on reverse of flush-mount
33½ x 44in. (85 x 112cm.) overall

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Fascinated with the movement of water and the female form, here Dweck combines the two in this alluring study. As the cover image for his book Mermaids, this work captures light and shadow, distortion and reflection with transformative and mysterious effect.

Number 7 from the sold-out edition of 15.