SIGURDUR GUDMUNDSSON, Camouflage, 1974
50 x 40 cm (19 x 23,5)
black and white photograph, frame
edition 3
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HANNES VAN ES, Confrontated, In Crisis and Portraits, 1971 [unique photo works]
HANNES VAN ES, Confrontated, In Crisis and Portraits, 1971
A4, 5 parts
black & white photos in original frames
signed, dated, number 1/8, unique
planned edition 8 of which only this unique series came into production
published by Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam
€ 3.400,-
In the early seventies the artists Hannes van Es and Louwrien Wijers lived on a boat. Both artists were only influenced by their time of hippie dom and alternative ways of living together. In their case they were specifically inspired by Ben d’Armagnac and Ger Dekker. The individual titles of this series of photos are “hannes van es confrontated” [sic], “louwrien wijers in crisis”, “louwrien wijers in crisis”, “portrait of louwrien wijers” and “portrait of hannes van es”.
CHARLOTTE MOORMAN, untitled, n.d. [photostat between 1965-1970]
CHARLOTTE MOORMAN, untitled, n.d. [between 1965-1970]
30,8 x 22,5 cm
photostat on heavy brown card board
verso: signed
signature on sticker with red coloured stamp ‘Vertrieb durch Reflection Press / Stuttgart 61, Raichbergstrasse 7’
published by Vertrieb durch Reflection Press, Stuttgart, Germany
splendid condition, extremely well conserved, framed behind anti-UV glass
very rare
€ 1.450,- plus € 18,- Track & Trace registered mail
inv.ChMoor 321-pr
Charlotte Moorman had been found guilty of indecent exposure and given a suspended sentence for performing naked.
This picture was probably taken during the ’24 Stunden happening’ in Galerie Parnass, Wuppertal in June 1965. The camera in the background appears in several other photos taken during this performance.
Added information:
The picture below was taken during the same performance, hence the presence of the same camera on the lid of the piano at the background. It is a documentation by Studio Montespecchio (Montese, Italy) describing a photo copy (by a photostat machine) mounted on thick cardboard as well and has also been published by Vertrieb durch Reflection Press, Stuttgart in Germany.
MARCEL DUCHAMP, Tonsure, 1921
MARCEL DUCHAMP, Tonsure, 1921
15 x 10 cm / 4″ x 6″
postcard
edition unknown
inv.MDuc 000-pr
Throughout his career Marcel Duchamp recasted accepted modes for assembling and describing identity. In 1917, having recently arrived in the United States, Duchamp found special significance in a mechanically produced photo-postcard that depicted him simultaneously from five different vantage points, thanks to a hinged mirror: ‘Five-Way Portrait of Marcel Duchamp’.
In 1921 Duchamp famously pictured himself as Rrose Sélavy (Eros c’est la vie: a pun translating to “Eros is life,” when pronounced aloud in French). He would associate himself with this female persona throughout the remainder of his career. At the same time, he posed for well-known photographs in which he sported an unconventional tonsure emblazoned with a star. Soon thereafter, he used mugshots to cast himself as a criminal of many aliases wanted for running an illegal gambling operation.
‘Portrait multiple de Marcel Duchamp’, 1917
gelatin silver print
photographer unknown
Another example of a staged portrait of Marcel Duchamp photographed by Man Ray and used for a Monte Carlo bond:
Marcel Duchamp, Monte Carlo Bond ‘Obligation de Cinq Cents Francs’, 1924
collage of colour lithograph with photograph by Man Ray of Marcel Duchamp’s soap-covered head
Photo courtesy The Museum of Modern Art, New York