List's photographs examine the male nude as a means of self-revelation and self-recognition, capturing the shapely torso of a male figure glancing away from the camera through a Surrealist lens. The interplay of shadows across his muscular frame is the focal point of the work. As demonstrated here, his photographs from the 1930s combine reflections and double exposures to create evocative and enigmatic images.
Herbert List - Torso of a Male Nude | Cowley Abbott
