Four Decades: In Celebration of AIPAD
Four Decades: In Celebration of AIPAD
Barry Singer Gallery, Petaluma, CA
'Sheila and Arnie'
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December 21, 05:10 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Barry Singer Gallery, Petaluma, CA
Dave Heath
1931 - 2016
'Sheila and Arnie'
gelatin silver print, mounted, signed, titled, dated, and extensively annotated in pencil, on the reverse, 1959
image: 7 ¼ by 9 ¾ in. (18.4 by 24.8 cm.)
John Szarkowski, Mirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960 (New York: The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1978), p. 38
"One of the great photographers, although still relatively unknown beyond the photographic intelligencia, is Dave Heath. Perhaps no one better mines deeper into the human condition than Heath. Maybe because of his own self-isolation, Heath can relate to and points his camera towards the frailty of personal relationships. The viewer is forced to bring his/her own interpretation to this picture. Did Arnie just try to kiss her and she laughs in his face? Or did he just tell her a joke? We don’t know but Heath gives us a stage for observation. That’s what he has always done best through his work." - Barry Singer
Barry Singer Gallery specializes in vintage prints by Photo League and other photographers of the human condition.