Greg Gorman — Swimming Pool Study #1, 1991, Signed Gelatin Silver Print, Artist’s Proof 1/5

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Description

A gelatin silver photograph by Greg Gorman depicting a submerged nude figure through the shifting reflections of a swimming pool. … Read more A gelatin silver photograph by Greg Gorman depicting a submerged nude figure through the shifting reflections of a swimming pool. Rippling water fragments the body’s contours into intricate patterns of light and shadow, creating a composition that moves between figurative photography and abstraction.

Photographed in Los Angeles in 1991, this example is designated artist’s proof 1 of 5. The verso bears Gorman’s printed studio stamp, completed in pencil with the title, date, location, and proof designation, together with his signature. A separate handwritten birthday dedication appears along the lower verso.

Rich blacks and luminous highlights emphasize the sculptural presence of the figure beneath the water. Presented in a black frame with a wide white mat.

DETAILS

Artist: Greg Gorman (American, b. 1949)
Title: Swimming Pool Study #1
Date: 1991
Location photographed: Los Angeles
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Edition: Artist’s proof 1/5
Signature: Signed in pencil on verso
Additional markings: Titled, dated, and annotated on the photographer’s studio stamp; personal birthday dedication on verso
Image dimensions: 19 H × 14¾ W inches
Sheet dimensions: 19¾ H × 15⅝ W inches
Framed dimensions: 32 H × 27¾ W inches

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1949, Gorman studied photojournalism at the University of Kansas and earned an MFA in Cinematography from the University of Southern California in 1972. His photographic beginnings included photographing Jimi Hendrix in 1968, followed by a career in Los Angeles portraiture, music photography, and motion-picture publicity. His work for Interview and the long-running l.a.Eyeworks portrait campaign helped establish his distinctive photographic voice. Film assignments included imagery for Tootsie, The Big Chill, and Scarface.

Selected Exhibitions

1981: Florence Rice Gallery, Kansas City.
1982: Carter-Sarkin Gallery, Los Angeles.
1984: Working in L.A. Part One, G. Ray Hawkins Gallery, Los Angeles.
1989: New Nudes, Govinda Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1990: Portraits in Contemporary Photography, Philadelphia Art Alliance.
1991: How She Looks, Staley-Wise Gallery, New York.
1992: Parco Gallery, Tokyo and Osaka; Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago.
1994: Charles Cowles Gallery, New York.
1995: Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles; Kissing, Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York.
1997: Inside Life, Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles; Govinda Gallery, Washington, D.C.; Palais Pálffy, Vienna.
1998: Inside Life, Gallery of Photography, Dublin.
2002: Just Between Us, Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles.
2006: Modern Photographs, Miami Art Museum.
2009: L8s Ang3les, Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles; The Portrait: Photography as a Stage, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna.
2012: A Distinct Vision, Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography, Moscow; Rahmi M. Koç Museum, Istanbul.
2013: Odes to Pindar, Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, New York.
2013–2014: Men, Helmut Newton Foundation, Berlin, presented at June Newton’s invitation.
2015–2016: Color Works, Helmut Newton Foundation, Berlin.
2016: Private Works, Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles.
2018: Beyond the Portrait, 29 Arts in Progress Gallery, Milan.
2019: The Outsiders—Best of and Beyond, IMMAGIS Gallery, Munich.
2023: HOMAGE, with Gary Johns, Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles.
2026: The School of Los Angeles, with Herb Ritts and Matthew Rolston, Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles.

Selected Museum and Public Collections

J. Paul Getty Museum; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; New Orleans Museum of Art; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center; Cafesjian Center for the Arts, Yerevan.

Selected Publications

Greg Gorman, Volume I; Greg Gorman, Volume II; Inside Life; Perspectives; As I See It; Just Between Us; Odes to Pindar; In Their Youth; Framed: Greg Gorman for l.a.Eyeworks; Outside the Studio; Private Works; It’s Not About Me: A Retrospective; HOMAGE.

Selected Awards

2012: Lucie Award for Achievement in Portraiture.
2013: Professional Photographers of America Lifetime Achievement Award.
Pacific Design Center Stars of Design Award. See less