Le Retour d'Ulysse (Work on Paper).
[Paris], circa 1956. Mixed media work on paper (19.75 x 25.5 inches). One of a group of artworks from famed fashion photographer Guy Bourdin. Executed at the dawn of his decades-long collaboration with Vogue, these playful mixed media works display the Surrealist influence of Bourdin's mentor Man Ray, as well as the distinct narrative approach that would come to define his visual style. In this instance, with striking collage element, Bourdin revisits the literary scene of Ulysses returned to Penelope, following the decisive contest of the bow. Although the subject of solo exhibitions at Galerie de Beaune (1954), Galerie de Seine (1956), and New York's Peter Deitsch Gallery (1957), Bourdin's works on paper have yet to receive their due as foundational, pre-photographic moments in his oeuvre. Faint stain to upper margin; boldly SIGNED in black ink ("Guy Bourdin") with manuscript title to lower margin.
Item #32188
Price: $6,500.00