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NU DE LA MER NUMERO 4
Lucien ClergueWW-1956-M040720
Catalogue
- Year
- 1956
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- 11 3/4 × 9 3/8" (29.8 × 23.8 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Lucien Clergue
Artist

Lucien Clergue
Photography
Lucien Clergue was a French photographer and filmmaker known for his formal nude studies and landscape photography, often shot in black and white with an emphasis on sculptural form and abstraction. Working from the 1950s onward, he developed a practice that treated the human body and natural terrain as interrelated geometric subjects. His work bridged documentary photography and fine art, exploring the material properties of light and shadow across varied subjects including the Mediterranean coast and the female form.
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- Lucien Clergue
- Year
- 1956
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- 11 3/4 × 9 3/8" (29.8 × 23.8 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1956-M040720
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Status
- verified
