Lot 33
Andy Katz (American, XX-XXI). Nude woman with rose - color photograph, n.d. Edition 2 of 100. Signed and numbered in pencil below the image. A dramatic nude by the one and only Andy Katz. Katz presents a bust-length image of a woman as she arches her back to the point that we cannot see her face. Only her neck, breasts, torso, and left arm are visible, and most is evocatively enveloped in a diaphemous white scarf. A single red rose connoting love, beauty, and romance graces her person. A striking piece by Andy Katz set in a museum quality frame under glass. Size of image: 19.7" L x 15.75" W (50 cm x 40 cm) Size of frame: 29.75" L x 23.75" W (75.6 cm x 60.3 cm)
According to Andy Katz, "The ultimate landscape for any photographer is the human body. Beginning with the cave paintings in Lascaux, the human form has been the basis and inspiration for figurative art for millennia. The variables are clear. Shape and form. Light and shadow. For any photographer, shooting nudes are the ultimate challenge." (artist's website)
Andy Katz is a Sony Artisan of imagery - one of the original seven photographers who represent Sony's cameras. Katz has traveled across the globe, photographing a wide range of subjects throughout his journeys - "from the deserts of Namibia to the disappearing Jewish World of Eastern Europe to the rolling hills of the California wine country." His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the world as well as his own gallery in Healdsburg, California. In addition, Katz's work has been published in several books and featured on album covers for artists like Dan Fogelberg. Furthermore, Katz has received glowing reviews such as the following from Jonathan Silverman (author of For the World To See - The Life of Margaret Bourke-White), "The photographs of Andy Katz have the visionary quality that distinguishes all great work" and Audrey Wells (director of Under the Tuscan Sun), "Andy's images are as evocative as cinema. Every photograph tells an eloquent story."
Provenance: Private Boulder, Colorado, USA collection, acquired between 1980-1990
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- Condition: Signed and numbered in pencil below the image. Photograph is set in a custom matte and frame under glass and has not been examined outside the frame. This said, the photograph appears to be in excellent condition as does the frame save a few minor scuffs and stains. Wired for suspension and ready to display.
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