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Székessy, Karin
(1939-2025)La belle et la bête

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 29.11.2025

La belle et la bête. 1976. Gelatin silver print, printed later. 50,7 x 40,7 cm. Signed in pencil in lower left corner of recto; verso with signature and inscribed “e.a.” (épreuve d’artiste).⁠

Karin Székessy is renowned for her poetic nude studies and meticulously staged compositions that blend surrealism, symbolism, and sculptural form. Beginning in the 1960s, she developed a distinctive visual language marked by dreamlike interiors, symbolic props, and an introspective treatment of the female body. Often working in natural light and using long exposures, Székessy’s photographs evoke the stillness of Old Master paintings while challenging conventional representations of femininity. Her work occupies a unique place in postwar European photography, bridging fine art, fashion, and surrealist traditions. – Some light buckling along the edges of print, otherwise in excellent condition.