Nudes series
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The Nudes series is a celebrated body of black-and-white photographs by Irving Penn that explores the sculptural forms of the human body through stark, minimalist compositions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork series
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photographic series ⓘ |
| aim |
to emphasize the body as sculptural form
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to reduce the figure to abstract shapes ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Irving Penn Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameraAngle |
high-contrast frontal views
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oblique angles emphasizing volume ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| compositionStyle |
cropped close-ups of the body
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fragmented body forms ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder | The Irving Penn Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Irving Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
celebrated by art critics
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considered a landmark in nude photography ⓘ |
| depicts | female nude ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
monographs on Irving Penn
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museum catalogues on nude photography ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white prints ⓘ |
| genre |
black-and-white photography
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fine art photography ⓘ |
| hasExhibition |
Museum of Modern Art exhibitions
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international photography museum exhibitions ⓘ |
| hasPart | black-and-white nude photographs ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
abstraction
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formalism ⓘ minimalism ⓘ |
| inception | 1949 ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary fashion photography
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late 20th-century nude photography ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical nude traditions
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modernist sculpture ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| lightingStyle | controlled studio lighting ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstExhibition | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | human body ⓘ |
| movement | modern photography ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of sculptural forms of the human body
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stark minimalist compositions ⓘ use of black-and-white tonal contrasts ⓘ |
| partOf | Irving Penn’s body of work ⓘ |
| photographicProcess | gelatin silver print ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1949–1950 ⓘ |
| technique | studio photography ⓘ |
| usesElement |
plain studio backdrops
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strong chiaroscuro ⓘ tight framing ⓘ |
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