Birth of Venus, c1930s/ later printing
Signed and dated “[19]30s” in pencil on the image lower -right, titled in pencil on a slip affixed to the frame verso.
Max Dupain, Australia’s iconic modernist photographer, was a pioneer in exploring Surrealism, combining photomontage and double exposure to create timeless works.
A variant of his montage Brave New World (1935) is held in the National Gallery of Australia.
His works feature in premier collections, including the National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Queensland Art Gallery, and Tate Modern London, preserving hisprofound influence on photography.
Dupain admired Man Ray’s innovative techniques, blending human forms, nature, and mechanics to shape Australian identity and modern art history.
$13,000
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