Ca. 1950-1980. "40" in pencil on verso. With certificate of authenticity issued by Prague Auctions. Gelatin silver print.
Image/sheet: approximately 7 x 4 1/4 in. (17.8 x 10.8cm).

Miroslav Tichý built his own cameras using materials such as bottle caps, cigar boxes, toilet paper rolls, tin cans, and clothing elastic. This gave his photographs their signature flaws, which he compounded by deliberately making mistakes while printing them. He made only one print from each negative. Tichý almost exclusively took photos of unsuspecting women; his methods were considered subversive in his native Czechloslovakia and he was arrested more than once at the local pool for taking photos without permission.