RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925 1972) Untitled Circa 1961

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Sale 2684 - Lot 289

Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,500

RALPH EUGENE MEATYARD (1925-1972)
Untitled. Circa 1961.
Silver print, the image measuring 7⅝ inches (19.4 cm.) square, the sheet 10x8 inches (25.4x2.3 cm.), with Madelyn O. Meatyard's signature in ink and the date in pencil on verso.

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.

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