Aug 18, 2022 - Sale 2613

Sale 2613 - Lot 185

Price Realized: $ 4,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500

DUANE MICHALS (1932 - )


Male figure holding book.
Silver print, the image measuring 225x152 mm; 8 7/8x6 inches, the sheet 356x279 mm; 14x11 inches, with Michals' signature and edition notation 20/20 in ink on recto. Circa 1990s.

Additional Details

Acquired by the Present Owner in 1981.

This photograph is part of the series "Salute to Walt Whitman." This body of work is both an extension and a summation of Duane Michals's decades-long exploration of desire and an acknowledgment of the lifelong comfort, inspiration, and extraordinary vision he found in the writings of his spiritual mentor and companion, Walt Whitman.