Bill Brandt (1904-1983)
Lot 161

Bill Brandt (1904-1983)

Hampstead, London, 1953

Closed18 February 2016

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USD 10,000

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Bill Brandt (1904-1983)
Hampstead, London, 1953
gelatin silver print
photographer's credit stamps (verso)
image: 9 x 7 ¾ in. (22.8 x 19.7 cm.)
sheet: 10 1/8 x 8 in. (25.7 x 20.3 cm.)

Specialist note

Brandt photographed his subjects using an old police camera purchased in a second-hand shop. This big box camera with its wide depth of field allowed Brandt to photograph a complete panorama of a room with one exposure, creating 'an altered perspective and a less conventional image' (Perspective of Nudes, p. 8).