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WILLIAM ROPP (French, b. 1960)
WILLIAM ROPP (French, b. 1960)
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Three gelatin silver prints: Untitled (girl at crossroad)
Signed and numbered 12/15 on verso
Zuzie Summer, 2005
Signed and numbered 13/15 on verso
Untitled (portrait), 2001
Signed and numbered 12/15 on verso
Each: 16 1/2" x 12 3/4" (image),19 1/2" x 15 3/4" (sheet)

William Ropp earned the soubriquet “the shadow sculptor” for placing his subjects in complete darkness and using long exposures and the illumination of an ancient flashlight to create haunting psychological portraits. Ropp’s work has been included in score of exhibitions worldwide and is represented in the public collections of institutions including The New York Public Library, New York, NY; Museum of Fine Art, Houston, TX; Museet for Fotokunst, Odense, Denmark; Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland; Musée de la Photographie, Charlerol, Belgium; Museo de Arte Moderno de Vitoria, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain; Museum für Fotografie, Berlin, Germany; Musée Civico Farnese, Farnese, Lazio, Italy; Galerie du Château d’eau, Toulouse, France; Van Reekum Galerij – CODA, Apeldoorn, Netherlands; and Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France. He is the subject of William Ropp. 20 Years of Photography written by Alexander Scholz and published by Bliesdorf in 2009.
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Some slight bends and dings
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