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Frank, Robert
(1924-2019)Film stills from Energy and How to Get It

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Auktionsdatum 29.11.2025

Film stills from Energy and How to Get It. 1981. 2 gelatin silver prints. 35,5 x 27,8 cm. Signed and titled in blue ink; cropping marks in blue crayon on the recto; inventory number in pencil on the verso.

These two prints are film stills from Robert Frank’s satirical pseudo-documentary Energy and How to Get It (1981), made in collaboration with Rudy Wurlitzer and narrated by William S. Burroughs. The film blends fiction, absurdist humor, and social commentary, following a fictional inventor’s efforts to promote a mysterious new energy source. Characterized by Frank’s raw, high-contrast visual style, the images reflect the film’s disorienting mix of industrial landscapes, mysticism, and critique of American ambition and technological hubris. – Corners bumped, some creases and small tears along edges of prints; otherwise strong prints in very good condition.