Lot #1391: DIANE ARBUS - Tattooed Man at a Carnival, Maryland - Original photogravure

 

Artist: Diane Arbus (American, 1923-1971).
Title: "Tattooed Man at a Carnival, Maryland [large format]".
Medium: Original photogravure.
Date: Composed 1970. Printed 1978.
Dimensions: Overall size: 15 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. (400 x 295 mm). Image size: 10 x 10 in. (254 x 254 mm).
Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. High-grade archival paper. Ample margins. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition. Comment(s): This edition authorized and supervised by Doon Arbus. Taken during an assignment from Esquire to photograph a carnival in Hagerstown, Maryland. In this powerful image intended for the story, a tattooed man stands like a fighter. His strong body fills the frame, covered intimidatingly both in tattoos and hair, but in contrast his pale eyes have an unexpectedly soulful expression (courtesy National Galleries of Scotland). [27154-3-600]