Dec 11, 2008 - Sale 2166

Sale 2166 - Lot 40

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BRANDT, BILL. Perspective of Nudes. Preface by Lawrence Durrell. Introduction by Chapman Mortimer. Illustrated with reproductions of Brandt's abstracted nude photographs. 4to, patterned paper over boards; inscription on front free endpaper; photo-pictorial dust jacket, edgeworn, tears at head and tail of spine and rear crease, price clipped. Roth 160; Parr/Badger I 216; Hasselblad 188; Auer 408. first edition. London: The Bodley Head, (1961)

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An exploration of the camera's power, this title also reveals Brandt's Surrealist influences. Called "the Samuel Beckett of photographers" by Cecil Beaton, Brandt's nudes are startling and expressive.