Figures on the beach, 1952
Photographer
Max Dupain
(1911 - 1992)
Date1952
Object number00001258
NameSilver gelatin print
MediumPaper
DimensionsOverall: 410 x 400 mm
Display dimensions (Frame): 895 x 660 x 45 mm
Mount / Matt size: 866 x 630 mm
Display dimensions (Frame): 895 x 660 x 45 mm
Mount / Matt size: 866 x 630 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionFigures on the Beach, 1952 by Max Dupain.
HistoryDupain preferred black and white photography to capture the dazzling light and colour of the Australian seaside.
He was a leading figure of the modernist New Photography movement in the 1930s and pursued a life long fascination with extremes of light, perspective and its relationship to form.SignificanceCelebrated photographer Max Dupain turned his camera on the beach to create some of Australia's most enduring images of sunbathers, surf lifesavers and swimmers.
