Andreas Feininger

Standing Nude Bas-Relief Negative
1934

A high-contrast black and white image depicting the silhouette of a human figure in a pose with one arm raised to the head. The background is dark, and the figure's outline and select highlights on the body are illuminated, creating a stark visual effect.

A high-contrast black and white image depicting the silhouette of a human figure in a pose with one arm raised to the head. The background is dark, and the figure's outline and select highlights on the body are illuminated, creating a stark visual effect.

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Date
1934

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 1/8 × 7 5/8in. (25.7 × 19.4 cm) Image: 9 11/16 × 7 1/8in. (24.6 × 18.1 cm)

Accession number
2001.65

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Feininger Family

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Andreas Feininger

2005:
©Courtesy of Bonni Benrubi Gallery

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Andreas Feininger
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