Skinny Skipping (unique), 1996
Photography : silver print · 30 x 24 cm 11.8 x 9.4 inch
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This unique photographic work by Jan Saudek presents a powerful and poetic exploration of the human body, vulnerability, and emotional tension. It is a unique hand- coloured gelatin silver print, individually worked by the artist, making it a one-of-a- kind piece. The work depicts a nude female figure suspended in mid-air, holding a skipping rope, surrounded by a dreamlike and atmospheric background. The image reflects Saudek's signature blend of realism, symbolism, and theatrical staging, capturing both sensuality and psychological depth.
The work is signed by Jan Saudek in the lower right and further inscribed along the left edge with handwritten notes, including “finished: September 14, 1896..." and the catalogue reference number #900, confirming it as a unique model print.
Sheet size approx. 30 x 24 cm
Jan Saudek (born 1935, Prague) is one of the most influential Czech photographers of the 20th century. His work is held in major international collections and museums worldwide. Known for his distinctive aesthetic, combining eroticism, symbolism, and psychological depth, Saudek has played a crucial role in redefining narrative photography.
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Jan Saudek is a Czech contemporary photographer and painter, born on May 13, 1935, in Prague. Considered one of the major figures in contemporary photography, he is recognized for his theatrical staging, his hand-colored photographs, and his visual universe that mixes eroticism, poetry, symbolism, and introspection. Marked by the traumas of the Second World War, during which a large part of his family perished in the Nazi camps, his work intensely explores the themes of memory, love, sexuality, motherhood, aging, and the human condition.
After studying photography at the School of Applied Arts in Prague, Jan Saudek worked for several decades as a printer while developing his artistic practice. In 1963, the discovery of the exhibition The Family of Man by Edward Steichen was a decisive turning point in his career. Starting in the 1970s, he created his famous staged photographs in his studio located in a cellar with dilapidated walls, which became an emblematic setting for his work. Starting in 1977, he began to manually colorize his prints, creating a visual language immediately recognizable at the border between photography, painting, and symbolic art.
Influenced notably by Alfons Mucha, František Drtikol, and the European pictorial tradition, Jan Saudek develops a deeply personal style where the human body occupies a central place. His compositions, often populated by nude or costumed figures, question the relationships between the sexes, desire, fragility, and the passage of time. Long censored under the Czechoslovak communist regime due to the provocative nature of his images, his work gradually gained international recognition.
Jan Saudek's photographs have been shown in numerous solo exhibitions across Europe, the United States, and Asia, notably at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, the Galerie Mennour in Paris, the Château d'Eau in Toulouse, and in many international institutions. His works are today in the permanent collections of the Centre Pompidou, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum Ludwig of Cologne, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and many other prestigious institutions.
Awarded several times during his career, Jan Saudek remains one of the most influential artists in European photography. His work, both provocative and deeply humanistic, continues to exert a major influence on artistic photography, photographic staging, and contemporary practices that mix image, painting, and narration.
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