Pentimento
1973
Photography
Gelatin silver print
‘Pentimento’ brings the satisfying sense of a career coming full circle. The subject is the painter Morris Graves, who frequently sat for Cunnigham. He appears in a part fantasy, part natural setting and is seen only from his unclothed torso upwards. A contemplative gaze tilt in the direction of his extended right arm suggests he is in a silent forest pool
Imogen Cunningham
Pictorialism, Straight Photography, Group f/64
Born: 12 April 1883, Oregon, USA
Nationality: American
Died: 23. June 1976, California, USA
Cunningham was a photographer known for her botanical photography, nudes, and industrial landscapes. She was a member of Group f/64 dedicated to sharp-focus renditions of simple subjects
Jezzie G 