Nude
1979
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gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 22.1 x 32.7 cm (8 11/16 x 12 7/8 in.) sheet: 27.9 x 35.4 cm (11 x 13 15/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Joseph M. and Barbara Cohen Foundation Fund
Accession Number
2001.22.366
Art Historical Context
Lee Friedlander's *Nude* (1979) is a striking gelatin silver print, a classic black-and-white photographic prized for its rich tonal range and sharp detail. Measuring 22.1 x 32.7 cm, this intimate image captures the artist's exploration of the human form during a pivotal period in his career. Friedlander, a master of American photography born in 1934, gained fame in the 1960s for his photography featuring fragmented urban scenes and reflective surfaces, but by the 1970s, he turned to nudes with a bold, unidealized gaze. Unlike traditional Renaissance nudes, Friedlander's approach is candid an...
About the Artist
Lee Friedlander
Lee Friedlander, born on July 14, 1934, in Aberdeen, Washington, to a Finnish-descended mother, Kaari Nurmi, and German-Jewish émigré father, Fritz Friedlander, discovered photography at age 14 amid a fascination with the medium's equipment. Tragedy marked his childhood when his mother died of cancer at age seven, yet he pursued his passion, earning pocket money with a camera before studying under...