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Bernhard, Ruth (1905-2006) Knees & Arms.
Silver gelatin print with artist's signature in pencil on verso, with her handwritten title and date 1972, rubber stamp, and the notation, "Non-vintage" in artist's hand, lower left; matted, 9 34 x 7 1/2 in.
German-born Bernhard was a queer artist active as a photographer in New York City, beginning in the late 1920s. She was friends with Berenice Abbott and inspired by Weston's work. Her ability to highlight "the little things that nobody observes," is evident in throughout her body of work.
