Aaron Siskind

(American, 1903–1991)

Aaron Siskind was an American photographer best known for his black-and-white, close range, and aerial photos of surfaces and objects. With the transformative properties of monochromes and their lack of scale or context, Siskind’s photos can seem both sculptural and vast or diminutive and painterly. Their ambiguity has caused spectators to “muse (sometimes in print) in front of a Siskind photograph like analysands in front of ink blots,” wrote art critic Thomas B. Hess. Born on December 4, 1903 in New York, NY, Siskind didn’t begin photographing until he received a camera as a wedding gift and soon after joined the New York Photo League. His work follows in the lineage of Bauhaus photographer László Moholy-Nagy and American photographer Harry Callahan, inspired by their formal and technical approaches to the medium. His works—which range in subject matter from volcanic lava to graffitied walls—are in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, and the Smithsonian Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C., among others. Siskind died on February 8, 1991 in Providence, RI.

Aaron Siskind Artworks

Aaron Siskind (1,918 results)

John Borden House, 3949 Park Avenue,..., 1950–1959

Aaron Siskind

John Borden House, 3949 Park Avenue,..., 1950–1959

Sale Date: October 3, 2013

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New York, West Street 14, 1950

Aaron Siskind

New York, West Street 14, 1950

Sale Date: October 3, 2013

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Arizpe, 1966

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Sale Date: October 17, 2013

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The Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation 37, 1956

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The Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation 37, 1956

Sale Date: October 17, 2013

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Chicago, 1949

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Chicago, 1949

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Los Angeles, 1949

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Los Angeles, 1949

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Jerome, Arizona 21, 1949

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Jerome, Arizona 21, 1949

Sale Date: October 17, 2013

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San Luis Potosi, 1961

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San Luis Potosi, 1961

Sale Date: September 13, 2013

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75th Anniversary Portfolio (portfolio w/12..., 1979

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75th Anniversary Portfolio (portfolio w/12..., 1979

Sale Date: October 3, 2013

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Woman's Back, Grocery, Furnished Room..., 1939–1940

Aaron Siskind

Woman's Back, Grocery, Furnished Room..., 1939–1940

Sale Date: September 20, 2013

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Amateur Performer, Apollo Theater,..., 1936–1940

Aaron Siskind

Amateur Performer, Apollo Theater,..., 1936–1940

Sale Date: September 20, 2013

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Morelia 8, 1955

Aaron Siskind

Morelia 8, 1955

Sale Date: September 20, 2013

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Bahia, 1984

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Sale Date: June 30, 2013

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Rome 150 (Homage to Franz Kline), 1973

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Rome 150 (Homage to Franz Kline), 1973

Sale Date: May 19, 2013

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Gloucester, 1H, 1944

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Gloucester, 1H, 1944

Sale Date: May 19, 2013

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North Carolina 30, 1951

Aaron Siskind

North Carolina 30, 1951

Sale Date: May 17, 2013

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Rome 150, 1973

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Rome 150, 1973

Sale Date: May 17, 2013

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Volcano 6, 1980

Aaron Siskind

Volcano 6, 1980

Sale Date: May 17, 2013

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Homage to Franz Kline (portfolio w/6 works), 1982

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Homage to Franz Kline (portfolio w/6 works), 1982

Sale Date: May 17, 2013

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Lima 89 (from Homage to Franz Kline), 1975

Aaron Siskind

Lima 89 (from Homage to Franz Kline), 1975

Sale Date: May 17, 2013

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Pawn Broker Sign over Market,..., 1932–1940

Aaron Siskind

Pawn Broker Sign over Market,..., 1932–1940

Sale Date: May 17, 2013

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Lafayette Theater, Church Singer,..., 1932–1940

Aaron Siskind

Lafayette Theater, Church Singer,..., 1932–1940

Sale Date: May 17, 2013

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Olivier, Corfou, Grèce, 1970

Aaron Siskind

Olivier, Corfou, Grèce, 1970

Sale Date: May 23, 2013

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Apple Tree (Millerton), 1971

Aaron Siskind

Apple Tree (Millerton), 1971

Sale Date: May 14, 2013

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