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Bruce Cratsley Black and White Photography

American, 1944-1996

Bruce Cratsley produced a personal and highly poetic body of work with the dominant theme being the mysteries of light and shadow. Cratsley's images of inanimate objects, urban street scenes and portraits of his friends and lovers, possess a metaphysical peculiarity reminiscent of Eugène Atget, André Kertész or his mentor and friend, Lisette Model. Cratsley's work is in numerous public and private collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the New York Public Library, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.

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Artist: Bruce Cratsley
Vintage Street Photography Bruce Cratsley Photo Silver Gelatin Print Photograph
By Bruce Cratsley
Located in Surfside, FL
Bruce Cratsley, American (1944-1998) Vintage gelatin silver print Street Art A surrealist image of a man walking over a Sandro Botticelli chalk drawing in a NYC park Hand signed, titled and dated 1989 verso image (each): 15 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches, matted to 24 X 20 inches Provenance: From the collection of AGFA Graphics Corporation David Bruce Cratsley (1944 - 1998) was an American photographer specialized in still lifes, portraits of friends, and life in New York City. He had a reputation of master of light and shadow. Bruce Cratsley attended Swarthmore College, graduating in 1966, and then, in the early 1970s, The New School for Social Research, studying under Lisette Model. Cratsley worked for many years as a gallerist at Marlborough Gallery before quitting in 1986 to become a full-time photographer. As "Bruce Cratsley", he exhibited in various New York galleries, like: Laurence Miller Gallery, Howard Greenberg Gallery and Witkin Gallery. Cratsley was represented by Yancey Richardson Gallery, a dealer of fine art photography based in SoHo. He was photographed by Elsa Dorfman...
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1980s American Modern Bruce Cratsley Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vintage Street Photography Bruce Cratsley Photo Silver Gelatin Print Photograph
By Bruce Cratsley
Located in Surfside, FL
Bruce Cratsley, American (1944-1998) Vintage gelatin silver print Lifting Hand (Scot) Chez Moi A surrealist image of a hand with a light study Hand signed, titled and dated 1986-1988 verso image (each): 15 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches, matted to 24 X 20 inches Provenance: From the collection of AGFA Graphics Corporation David Bruce Cratsley (1944 - 1998) was an American photographer specialized in still lifes, portraits of friends, and life in New York City. He had a reputation of master of light and shadow. Bruce Cratsley attended Swarthmore College, graduating in 1966, and then, in the early 1970s, The New School for Social Research, studying under Lisette Model. Cratsley worked for many years as a gallerist at Marlborough Gallery before quitting in 1986 to become a full-time photographer. As "Bruce Cratsley", he exhibited in various New York galleries, like: Laurence Miller Gallery, Howard Greenberg Gallery and Witkin Gallery. Cratsley was represented by Yancey Richardson Gallery, a dealer of fine art photography based in SoHo. He was photographed by Elsa Dorfman...
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1980s American Modern Bruce Cratsley Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Wings of Light (John M.)
By Bruce Cratsley
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print mounted to museum board (Edition of 35) Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Ove...
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1990s Other Art Style Bruce Cratsley Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Illustration Board

Vintage Street Photography Bruce Cratsley Photo Silver Gelatin Print Photograph
By Bruce Cratsley
Located in Surfside, FL
Bruce Cratsley, American (1944-1998) Vintage gelatin silver print (Television) TV Head A surrealist image of a window mannequin man with a TV head. Hand signed, titled and dated 1987 verso image (each): 15 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches, matted to 24 X 20 inches Provenance: From the collection of AGFA Graphics Corporation David Bruce Cratsley (1944 - 1998) was an American photographer specialized in still lifes, portraits of friends, and life in New York City. He had a reputation of master of light and shadow. Bruce Cratsley attended Swarthmore College, graduating in 1966, and then, in the early 1970s, The New School for Social Research, studying under Lisette Model. Cratsley worked for many years as a gallerist at Marlborough Gallery before quitting in 1986 to become a full-time photographer. As "Bruce Cratsley", he exhibited in various New York galleries, like: Laurence Miller Gallery, Howard Greenberg Gallery and Witkin Gallery. Cratsley was represented by Yancey Richardson Gallery, a dealer of fine art photography based in SoHo. He was photographed by Elsa Dorfman...
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1980s American Modern Bruce Cratsley Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vintage Street Photography Bruce Cratsley Photo Silver Gelatin Print Photograph
By Bruce Cratsley
Located in Surfside, FL
Bruce Cratsley, American (1944-1998) Vintage gelatin silver print A Renaissance face and shadow bench A surrealist image of a Sandro Botticelli sidewalk chalk drawing in a NYC park Hand signed, titled and dated 1989 verso image (each): 15 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches, matted to 24 X 20 inches Provenance: From the collection of AGFA Graphics Corporation David Bruce Cratsley (1944 - 1998) was an American photographer specialized in still lifes, portraits of friends, and life in New York City. He had a reputation of master of light and shadow. Bruce Cratsley attended Swarthmore College, graduating in 1966, and then, in the early 1970s, The New School for Social Research, studying under Lisette Model. Cratsley worked for many years as a gallerist at Marlborough Gallery before quitting in 1986 to become a full-time photographer. As "Bruce Cratsley", he exhibited in various New York galleries, like: Laurence Miller Gallery, Howard Greenberg Gallery and Witkin Gallery. Cratsley was represented by Yancey Richardson Gallery, a dealer of fine art photography based in SoHo. He was photographed by Elsa Dorfman...
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1980s American Modern Bruce Cratsley Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Painting and Sculpture, Shepherd Gallery
By Bruce Cratsley
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed, titled and dated, verso of mount This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Over the course of more than two decades, Bruce Crats...
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1990s Contemporary Bruce Cratsley Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vintage Street Photography Bruce Cratsley Photo Silver Gelatin Print Photograph
By Bruce Cratsley
Located in Surfside, FL
Bruce Cratsley, American (1944-1998) Vintage gelatin silver print Connections A surrealist image of a mannequin in a store window with nude Roman figurines, a light study. Hand signed, titled and dated 1987 verso image (each): 15 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches, matted to 24 X 20 inches Provenance: From the collection of AGFA Graphics Corporation David Bruce Cratsley (1944 - 1998) was an American photographer specialized in still lifes, portraits of friends, and life in New York City. He had a reputation of master of light and shadow. Bruce Cratsley attended Swarthmore College, graduating in 1966, and then, in the early 1970s, The New School for Social Research, studying under Lisette Model. Cratsley worked for many years as a gallerist at Marlborough Gallery before quitting in 1986 to become a full-time photographer. As "Bruce Cratsley", he exhibited in various New York galleries, like: Laurence Miller Gallery, Howard Greenberg Gallery and Witkin Gallery. Cratsley was represented by Yancey Richardson Gallery, a dealer of fine art photography based in SoHo. He was photographed by Elsa Dorfman...
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1980s American Modern Bruce Cratsley Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Elvis Teardrops
By Bruce Cratsley
Located in New York, NY
This is a black and white photograph of Elvis Presley by Bruce Cratsley offered by CLAMP in New York City. Elvis Teardrops 1984 Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, and dated, ver...
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1980s Contemporary Bruce Cratsley Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Louvre Window, Paris
By Bruce Cratsley
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, and dated in pencil, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Over the course of more than two decades, Bruce Crats...
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1980s Other Art Style Bruce Cratsley Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Venice Arches
By Bruce Cratsley
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, and dated in pencil, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Over the course of more than two decades, Bruce Crats...
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1980s Other Art Style Bruce Cratsley Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Metropolitan Museum Wall
By Bruce Cratsley
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, and dated in pencil, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Over the course of more than two decades, Bruce Cratsley (1944-1998) produced a personal and highly poetic body of work with the dominant theme being the mysteries of light and shadow. Cratsley's images of inanimate objects, urban street scenes, and portraits of his friends and lovers, possess a metaphysical peculiarity reminiscent of Eugène Atget, André Kertész, or Cratsley's mentor and friend, Lisette Model. Cratsley's work is in numerous public and private collections, including the Metropolitan Museum...
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1980s Other Art Style Bruce Cratsley Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Empty Chair
By Bruce Cratsley
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, and dated in pencil, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Over the course of more than two decades, Bruce Crats...
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1980s Other Art Style Bruce Cratsley Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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