4162 - Goldin, Nan

Goldin, Nan Self-Portrait on the Train, Germany. 1992. Chromogenic print. 39.8 × 50.5 cm. Signed, titled, numbered “A.P. 2,” and inscribed “Merry Christmas to Mr. and Mrs. Remy, with love x” in felt-tip pen on the reverse. Nan Goldin is renowned for her deeply personal and intimate photographic narratives exploring themes of love, identity, sexuality, and human relationships. Her seminal work *The Ballad of Sexual Dependency* (1986) documents her circle of friends and the underground subcultures of New York during the 1970s and 1980s, characterized by a spontaneous snapshot aesthetic and expressive use of color. Her photographs frequently capture private, unguarded moments, blurring the boundaries between documentary photography and autobiography. This self-portrait, taken during a train journey through Germany, exemplifies her introspective approach, turning the camera on herself as part of her ongoing exploration of personal experience. – Some handling creases and light scuff marks; otherwise in very good condition Lit.: Walter Keller and Hans Werner Holzwarth, eds. *A Double Life: Nan Goldin/David Armstrong*. Scalo, New York, 1994, ill. p. 18. Nan Goldin: I’ll Be Your Mirror, exhibition catalog, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Scalo, Zurich, 1996, cover and ill. pp. 350–351.