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RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972) Untitled (Still life with doll). Circa 1961; printed circa 1970. Silver print, the image measuring 6¾x7¼ inches (17.1x18.4 cm,), with Madelyn O. Meatyard's signature in ink on verso.
Provenance Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York; to a Private European Collection in 1999
Ralph Eugene Meatyard made his living as an optician in Lexington while creating enigmatic staged photographs featuring his family or friends. He would first pick up a specific environment and look for a specific light at a precise moment before placing his subjects in the frame. His photographs result as simultaneously tender, surreal, and theatrical compositions.
