Cemetery in Barcelona (Man with book and statue of death) by Bill Brandt
MS. 16177/2/2
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Cemetery in Barcelona (Man with book and statue of death) by Bill Brandt
Shelfmark
MS. 16177/2/2
Summary
Titled in black ink in Brandt's hand, with photographer's blue stamp verso.
Printed 1950s.
One intriguing sub theme of Brandt's work is his depiction of sculpture, specifically statues of the human figure. In 1931 whilst in Paris he showed animate mannequins in a flea market, then the following year in Spain he showed statuary in which the human presence is palpable and later in Chiswick during the Second World War the statues of standing and reclining figures are almost alive. Often, however, the sensibility is less realistic than surreal - Brandt, the flaneur, wanders the streets finding the uncannny in the quotidien.
Date
1932
Language
English
Physical facet
Early Gelatin Silver Print
Physical extent
1 leaf
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Collection contents
The Hyman Collection of British Photographs
Photographs by Bill Brandt and Kurt Hutton
Cemetery in Barcelona (Man with book and statue of death) by Bill Brandt
