Bertolami Fine Art - Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma
AUCTION 333 – Photographs from important european collections Auction 333 – Photographs from important european collections
venerdì 11 aprile 2025 ore 17:00 (UTC +01:00)
LYNN DAVIS (1944 - ) Meroe 1998
LYNN DAVIS (1944 - )
Meroe 1998
Gelatin silver print, flush mounted on board
Cm 48,3 x 48,3
Original provenance: Purchased at Pillips de Pury & Company, New York
Lynn Davis highlights her ability to transform the landscape into an almost mystical experience. The quote "The world does not look like my pictures" suggests a distance between reality and its artistic interpretation, as if her images were a sort of visual meditation rather than simple documentation
The influence of Berenice Abbott is probably reflected in the compositional precision and attention to light, but Davis develops a personal language that transcends simple representation, leading to a reflection on the grandeur of nature and the role of man in front of it. The use of black and white helps to create a sense of timelessness and abstraction, distancing her images from reportage and bringing them closer to a contemplative and symbolic dimension
