Cora Pongracz (1943 – 2003)
Sheila with sunflower, London, 1968
From the edition »Austrian Avant-Garde of the 1970s«
Limited edition of 5
Cora Pongracz's early work from her years in Frankfurt, Munich and London was hardly known until the estate was examined. She frequently developed extensive series with friends who moved playfully in the great outdoors. The settings already show Pongracz's interest in the thematic field that was to shape her later work: the photographic representation of people as a lively interplay of self-expression and communication between the protagonists who determine the image.
A number of these motifs have been published in the feature pages of renowned daily newspapers, where they illustrate articles on various topics from literature, theatre or social politics.
Gelatin silver print from the original negative, print date: 2015
Image dimensions 30 x 45 cm (30 x 45 inch)
Mounting, Framing Archival mat board 50 x 65 cm and frame on request
Condition
Double weight, semi-matte baryta paper, in excellent condition
Annotations
Stamp »Nachlass Cora Pongracz © OstLicht« and edition number in pencil on the reverse
Literature
Paper sunflower. A seasonal comment by Miss Cora Pongracz, in: The Times, Sunday, October 26, London 1968, p. 7; M. Röbl, P. Coeln (ed.), Cora Pongracz. Das fotografische Werk, Wien 2016, p. 35.
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