Hands and Noose

1928
(Polish, 1897–1985)
Image: 22.8 x 13.2 cm (9 x 5 3/16 in.)
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Location: not on view

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Hands figure prominently in many Surrealist images, especially portraits where they sometimes serve instead of the eye as a window to an individual’s soul. In this photograph, hands participate in a mysterious, grim shadow drama that threatens a dire end for someone by hanging. This photograph may have been part of a commissioned story about Les Halles, the former central wholesale grocery market of Paris.
Hands and Noose

Hands and Noose

1928

Germaine Krull

(Polish, 1897–1985)
Poland, 20th century

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