16/04/2025
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Irving Penn’s 1948 Corner Portraits series captured some of the 20th century’s most influential figures in an unconventional, compressed setting. Among them, Walter Gropius—founder of the Bauhaus—sits sharply framed within two converging walls, his gaze direct and authoritative. Penn’s minimalist approach forces an intimate confrontation between subject and viewer, amplifying Gropius’ precision and intellectual rigor. The stark setting mirrors the Bauhaus ethos: stripped of excess, focused on form and function.
