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Clarence John Laughlin
Mother Brown by Clarence John Laughlin, 1945, Silver Gelatin Print

1945

$4,500
£3,457.18
€3,972.26
CA$6,329.81
A$7,111.25
CHF 3,715.64
MX$86,796.19
NOK 47,177.80
SEK 44,407.96
DKK 29,642.51

About the Item

Mother Brown by Clarence John Laughlin is a portrait of a nun leaning against a building outside. She is standing under an arch in the architecture, with her hands crossed while being lit by the sun. Mother Brown by Clarence John Laughlin is a 13 x 10 inch gelatin silver print, printed in 1976. This photograph is signed, dated and titled, "Mother Brown" in ink on mount margin by Clarence John Laughlin. More notations are found on the print verso, including an artist stamp , CJ Laughlin, Print #1, notations in ink, "made by CJJ 2/12/76". Clarence John Laughlin American, 1905 - 1985 A prolific American surrealist photographer whose imagery and photographic aesthetics have influenced several generations of image makers. Laughlin's photographs have been the topic of numerous exhibitions at venues such as the Smithsonian Institution and the George Eastman House and many important monographs, among them, Ghosts Along the Mississippi, (1948), has been reprinted twenty times. Laughlin's contribution to the history of his medium is recorded in every major anthology on the history of photography and readily visible in the photographs he created
  • Creator:
    Clarence John Laughlin (1905 - 1985, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1945
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 13 in (33.02 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
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  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Denton, TX
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 110911stDibs: LU2154658842

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