Lot 4302: Postupa, Ladislav: Female nude in shadow

Female nude in shadow. 1960s. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 23,7 x 17,7 cm.
Born in 1929, Ladislav Postupa trained as a graphic artist and designer and opened his first photographic studio in early 1960. He was strongly influenced by Breton, Magritte and Teige. His photographic eye transformed found, banal objects or situations into surreal images charged with magical signs, new meaning and significance. "Surreal existentialism" has been used to describe his complex work. Ladislav Postupa realized and took part in exhibitions in the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Barreiro, Lisbon, Edinburgh, Zadar, Wroclaw, Budapest, Bangkok, Tokyo etc. His work is in the collections of The Museum of Arts and Industry in Prague, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and others. - A few dents/handling creases visible at an angle, otherwise in very good condition.
Lit.: Josef Král. Ladislav Postupa. Prague 1992.