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Nude in Light

1925

Franz Roh

(German, 1890–1965)
Culture
Germany, 20th century
Medium
gelatin silver print, montage
Measurements
Image: 14.5 x 21.2 cm (5 11/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 2007.111
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
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Description

An example of montage, this image was produced by stacking several negatives together and printing through the sandwich. Roh experimented freely with different techniques to obtain the widest range of psychological expression. He described the technique of photomontage: "from simple fragments of reality, a more complex unit is piled up." This process, he believed, was "based on a deep need of human imagination."
A horizontally oriented black-and-white photograph depicts a montage of two nude figures with light skin tones. On the left, a person lies horizontally facing right with eyes closed. On the right, the side of another figure's torso and thigh is visible. A central, bright white glow radiates numerous thin lines toward dark, arched edges, overlapping the figures as they appear to float within a deep, geometric space.

Nude in Light

1925

Franz Roh

(German, 1890–1965)
Germany, 20th century

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