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exploration of urban spaces, shift towards abstraction, documenting societal change, european modernism, documentary photography, geometric abstraction, urban isolation, post-war anxiety

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Air Shaft

Abstract Expressionism
1940
30.0 x 21.0 cm

Aaron Siskind (1903-1991) was an American photographer renowned for bridging documentary & abstract expressionism. Explore his iconic "Harlem Document" and innovative explorations of form, texture, and light.

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Title: Air Shaft
Artist: Aaron Siskind
Year: 1940
Original dimensions: 30.0 x 21.0 cm
Format: Portrait
Copyright status: Under copyright
Movement: Abstract Expressionism
Creative period: Mid-Career
Corpus context: urban isolation , documentary photography
Main color: Phthalo Green

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Air Shaft

Aaron Siskind (1903 – 1991)

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