Lee Miller Nude Lee Miller 1931
Miller’s oeuvre extends from surrealistic images to photography in the fields of fashion, travelling, portraiture and even war correspondence This striking piece of art captures the genre of photography. The albertina presents a survey of the work in its breadth and depth, with the aid of 100 selected pieces.
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Miller mastered lighting and printing techniques “nude bent forward” is a 1930 photograph by the artist lee miller, associated with the surrealism art movement She also gained a reputation for portraits, fashion photography, and experimental compositions, such as this nude study, with surrealist themes.
- Park Café Kleine Schanze
- Park Café Kleine Schanze
- Espace De Récupération Cantonal Esrec De La Praille
Miller's father introduced her and her brothers to photography at an early age
Born in poughkeepsie, new york, in 1907, miller got started with photography by having her picture taken hundreds of times—often nude—by her father, an amateur photographer with a darkroom tucked under the stairs of the family house. The present lot is a rare, sequenced, photographic portrait of lee miller by man ray It was created during the relatively brief but famous period of time that the two artists spent together in paris as teacher and apprentice, as lovers, and as collaborators. The earliest known nude study of lee miller, who was christened elizabeth, was made by her father, theodore, an engineer whose hobby was photography.
