Live Auction 16381An American Journey: The Diann G. and Thomas A. Mann Collection of Photographic Masterworks
HEINRICH KÜHN (1866–1944)
Lot 67

HEINRICH KÜHN (1866–1944)

Hands, 1915

Closed5 October 2018

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HEINRICH KÜHN (1866–1944)
Hands, 1915
bromoil transfer print on tissue
signed and dated in pencil (margin)
image: 11 x 13 1/2 in. (27.9 x 34.2 cm.)
sheet: 13 7/8 x 14 1/2 in. (35.2 x 36.8 cm.)

Christie's, New York, April 8, 1993, lot 71;
acquired from the above sale by the present owner.

Specialist note

With just the simplest of means, one can suppress disturbing details, in favor of the kind of psychological expression that can only be forcefully and persuasively reproduced through generous delineation, through a presentation that erases every unnecessary detail. – Heinrich Kühn