Ralph Gibson - Nude (MINT CONDITION) - 2018

"A photographer once said that beauty in women is endless. Perhaps it was I who said it. [...] I love photographing women and could say that the form of the female body is absolute and perfect."
- Ralph Gibson -

FANTASTIC BOOK with the BEST NUDE PHOTOS by celebrated AMERICAN photographer Ralph Gibson ("The somnambulist").

Signed by Ralph Gibson.
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New, mint, unread - COLLECTOR'S COPY.

"Sensual and softly surreal, the nude photography of Ralph Gibson frames the female form both organically and graphically, referencing art history while also innovating in the arena of erotic imagery, at once summoning visceral sensation and calling out fo
r tactile attention. Thumb through this exquisite tribute to the contours and curves of womanhood and experience the intimacy of the photographic lens.
Reviving Taschen’s sold-out Collector’s Edition, this tribute gathers the best of Gibson’s exquisite nudes alongside some of his most recent works in an accessible, revised format, complete with a fresh in-depth interview by Eric Fischl. Strikingly graphic, meticulously composed, and loaded with subtle provocations, the master photographer’s mysterious, dreamlike images pay homage to greats such as Man Ray and Edward Weston, while continually pursuing new frontiers."
(from the publisher)

Taschen, Cologne, Los Angeles. 2018. First edition, first printing.

Photo-illustrated hardcover (as issued). 237 x 316 mm. 352 pages. Photos: Ralph Gibsson. Interview with Eric Fischl. Text in English.

Brilliant nude photobook by Ralph Gibson - in perfect condition.

The photographer
Ralph Gibson began taking pictures while in the U.S. Navy in the 1950s, and later assisted Dorothea Lange and Robert Frank before establishing his own studio in New York. The recipient of NEA and Guggenheim grants, Gibson was made a Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government in 2002.

The author
Eric Fischl is an internationally renowned figurative painter and sculptor. Born in New York and educated in Arizona and California, he is currently based in the New York area with his wife, painter April Gornik.