Pierre Jahan French, 1909-2003
Sans titre (Herbier), 1946
Gelatin silver print, photomontage, photogram
40 × 31 cm
Signed on the right, inside the hand silhouette
In a fully surrealist game of connections, Pierre Jahan juxtaposes the silhouette of a human hand, one of the recurring symbols in his photography, with that of a dandelion rendered...
In a fully surrealist game of connections, Pierre Jahan juxtaposes the silhouette of a human hand, one of the recurring symbols in his photography, with that of a dandelion rendered in the photogram technique. As such, both the hand and the flower gain a sort of tentacular quality.
Provenance
Artist's studio, ParisFonds Pierre Jahan, through succession