Duane Michals
(1932)
Previously Sold Works
DUANE MICHALS
A Visit with Magritte (Portfolio)
six silver prints on five sheets
signed and numbered 10/30 on the colophon. Six silver prints on five sheets, the images measuring 3.5 x 11 ins (8.89 x 27.94 cms) and 6.5 ins x 10 ins (16.51 x 25.4 cms), the sheets 11 x 14 ins (27.94 x 35.56 cms), each signed and numbered 10/30. Folio-sized gilt-stamped green cloth; contents loose as issued; ties. Published by Matrix Publications, Providence, Rhode Island
6.5 x 10 in ( 16.5 x 25.4 cm ) ( largest image )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $2,040.00
Sale date: March 25th 2025
DUANE MICHALS
Self Portrait
gelatin silver print
signed, dated 1975 and inscribed “for Rodney, A/P, Chick 5.18.1981” in pencil on the reverse; unframed
14 x 11 ins ( 35.6 x 27.9 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $600.00
Sale date: September 28th 2021
Duane Michals Biography
(1932)
Duane Michals is an innovative contributor to artistic photography whose work is grounded in narrative and film-like sequences. He is known for manipulating the medium to evoke various emotions and ideas. Rather than using text to explain his work, he incorporates it into the image to add an additional dimension of meaning and thought provocation. Michals obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of Denver and worked for some time as a photojournalist. He then attended Parsons School of Design with an interest in graphic design before his attention was pulled towards photography. In the 1960s and 1970s, he worked as a commercial photographer for Esquire, Mademoiselle Magazine and Vogue. He has photographed many celebrities and artists, including Tilda Swinton, Meryl Streep, Willem de Kooning, Robert Rauschenberg, David Hockney, Marcel Duchamp, René Magritte and Andy Warhol.
