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Joel-Peter Witkin Art

American, b. 1939

Joel-Peter Witkin (born 1939) is known for his grotesque while simultaneously beautiful photographic tableaux. Heavily inspired by art history, his photographs often include religious iconography and literary references. His images consist of mutilated corpses, amputated body parts and social outsiders, such as transsexuals, hermaphrodites, the physically deformed and dwarves. His work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the J. Paul Getty Museum, the National Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Centre Georges Pompidou.

(Biography provided by PDNB Gallery)

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Artist: Joel-Peter Witkin
Original Ed 1/15 Photograph “Boy with Four Arms” GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM Provenance
By Joel-Peter Witkin
Located in New York, NY
Up for sale is an original Joel-Peter Witkin photograph. It’s an original photograph, Edition 1 of 15 Guggenheim Museum Provenance and also sold through Sotheby’s 2012 The Boy wit...
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The Eggs of My Amnesia
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B&W photograph by Joel-Peter Witkin (b. 1939). Title is The Eggs of My Amnesia, Rome, 1996. Print is signed on reverse and is marked AP. Frame is included. ...
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1990s Joel-Peter Witkin Art

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The Wife of Cain
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Edition 4/15 Signed, titled, dated and numbered. Toned gelatin silver print 14 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. American photographer Joel-Peter Witkin (born 1939), is known for his grotesque while...
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1980s Contemporary Joel-Peter Witkin Art

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Glassman
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Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered (2/6) in pencil, verso 20 x 16 inches, sheet This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Joel-Peter Wit...
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