The Elephant
Rijksmuseum / Public Domain
Catalogue
- Year
- 2018
- Dimensions
- width: 744 cm, depth: 32 cm, height: 980 cm
- Collection
- Rijksmuseum
- Artist
- Pieter Henket
Artist
Pieter Henket is a Dutch photographer living and working in New York City. His notable work includes shooting the cover of Lady Gaga’s debut album The Fame, and photographing National Congolese acting out their mythologies in the Congo rainforest for the book Congo Tales published by Prestel Publishing in 2018. He is known for a photographic style that takes inspiration from the 17th century Dutch Golden Age of painting.
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Congo Tales – The Two Nkééngé Sisters
2018 · inkjet print on wood (plant material), glass
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The Impossible Task [The Mole and the Sun]
2018 · inkjet print on wood (plant material), glass
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My Love [The woman who traded her baby for honey]
2018 · inkjet print on glass, wood (plant material)
Congo Tales
2018 · inkjet print on wood (plant material), glass
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- Pieter Henket
- Year
- 2018
- Dimensions
- width: 744 cm, depth: 32 cm, height: 980 cm
- Watts ID
- WW-2018-329717
Source
- Collection
- Rijksmuseum
- Source
- rijksmuseum
- Reference
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