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Joel-Peter Witkin (1939) — Auction 482: Photographs
22.07.2020 15:00 UTC +02:002020-07-22T15:00:00+02:00Italy, Milano, Via Pontaccio 12Il Ponte Casa d'Aste
Milano,
Italy
Lot 534 Woman once a bird 1990
Joel-Peter Witkin (1939) 
Joel-Peter Witkin
13.09.1939
USA
Joel-Peter Witkin is an American photographer who lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His work often deals with themes such as death, corpses (and sometimes dismembered portions thereof), often featuring ornately decorated photographic models, including people with dwarfism, transgender and intersex persons, as well as people living with a range of physical features which Witkin is often praised for presenting in poses which celebrate and honor their physiques in an elevated, artistic manner. Witkin's complex tableaux often recall religious episodes or classical paintings.