Artist Index: Arbus, Diane

Woman in her negligée, N.Y.C.. 1966. Gelatin silver print, printed 1972 by Neil Selkirk. 37 x 37 cm (50,5 x 40,5 cm). Edition stamp, therein signed, titled, dated and editioned "23/75" by Doon Arbus in ink, "The Estate of Diane Arbus" copyright stamp and reproduction limitation stamp on the verso. Framed under glass in wooden frame.

Diane Arbus’s Woman in Her Negligee, N.Y.C. exemplifies her signature approach to portraiture - unflinching, intimate, and psychologically charged. Arbus was drawn to individuals in moments of quiet self-presentation, capturing a raw, almost confrontational honesty that set her apart from her contemporaries. Her work redefined documentary photography, shifting it from objective observation to deeply personal engagement with her subjects. This image reflects her enduring interest in themes of identity, vulnerability, and the tension between public and private selves. Prints of this image are held in major institutional collections, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Whitney Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston as well as the Centre Pompidou in Paris. – Minor crease and pressure mark in mid-section; otherwise a rich tonal print in near excellent condition.

Lit.: Diane Arbus. Diane Arbus: An Aperture Monograph. New York 1972, unpaginated.

Arbus, Diane. Portfolio. 4 Bl. Mit 12 Schwarz-Weiß-Fotografien. 40,6 x 30,5 cm. Schwarz OKart.-Mappe mit mont. Titel und Fotografie. Mailand, Electa Editrice, 1979.
Erste Ausgabe. Erschien in limitierter Auflage anlässlich der Venezia '79 - La Fotografia, gemeinsam mit dem International Center of Photography, New York. Arbus' "gallery of alienated characters presents a parody of the American way of life, in a corrosive contrast to the optimistic advertising campaigns of the time" (Vorwort). – Frisches Exemplar.

"Woman carrying a child in Central Park, N.Y.C.". 1956/printed 1986 by Neil Selkirk. Gelatin silver print on Agfa-paper. 16,7 x 24,9 cm (27,7 x 35,5 cm). Edition stamp, therein signed, titled and editioned 4/75 by Doon Arbus in ink, copyright stamp and reproduction limitation stamp on the verso. Matted.

A rich tonal print in excellent condition.

Provenance: From Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco to the current owner.

Lit.: Doon Arbus/Elisabeth Sussman. Diane Arbus. Revelations. New York 2003, ill. p. 230.