Duane Michals (American, b.1932)

LOT ID: 80090

How Nice to Watch You Take a Bath, 1986

Silver Print, Gelatin silver prints

3.5 х 5 in. cm.

Signed, with the Artist signature on the last of the 5 photographs, titled on the 1st photograph all 5 photographs edition-ed in ink on the margin of recto.

Edition 13/25

Lot description

Five vintage gelatin silver prints, all prints are numbered measuring 8" x 10" each with an image size of 3 1/2" x 5.0" and a framed size of 12" x 15".

Duane Michals (American, 1932) is an American photographer. Largely self-taught, his work is noted for its innovation and artistry. Michals' style often features photo-sequences and the incorporation of text to examine emotion and philosophy, resulting in a unique body of work.

Michals grew up in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. In 1953 he received a B.A. from the University of Denver. In 1956 he went on to study design at the Parsons School of Design with a plan to becoming a graphic designer, however he did not complete his studies. In 1958 while on a holiday in the USSR he discovered an interest in photography. The photographs he made during this trip became his first exhibition held in 1963 at the Underground Gallery in New York City.

For a number of years, Michals worked in commercial photography, working for Esquire and Mademoiselle, and he covered the filming of The Great Gatsby for Vogue (1974). He did not have a studio. Instead, he took portraits of people in their environment, which was a contrast to the method of other photographers at the time, such as Avedon and Irving Penn.

In 1968 Michals was hired by the government of Mexico to photograph the 1968 Olympic Games. In 1970 his works were shown at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. The portraits he took between 1958 and 1988 would later become the basis of his book, Album.

In 1976 Michals received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. His work is collected by the J. Paul Getty Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art NY, Museum of Modern Art NY, amongst others.

Literature and Catalogue Raisoneé
Literature and Catalogue Raisoneé
Publication:

Literature: Bulfinch, The Essential Duane Michals, pp. 158-159
Condition Report
Condition Report
Current lot doesn't have any damage.
History and Provenance
History and Provenance
Provenance:
Provenance: Private Collection, San Francisco, Sidney Janus Gallery, New York, 1993

Exhibition:
Chorus of Light: Photographs from the Sir Elton John Collection, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, 4 November 2000-28 January 2001
Shipping Information
Shipping Information
Shipping Weight: 15 lbs

Framing: Yes (12 x 15 inches)

Item Location: California, USA
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