ROBERT BOLTZ (AMERICAN, 1925-2006): UNTITLED (CAR WRECK, THREE WORKS) 1965-1989, printed later All framed large-format digital print. two: 48 x 60in framed 50 x 62in one: 73 x 58 1/2in framed 76 1/2 x 62in Footnotes: Robert Boltz was the coroner in West Bend, Wisconsin from 1965-1989. He would photograph the scenes of car crashes, the crumpled forms of metal contrasting with the calm, black night. Diane Keaton, fascinated by the haunting images, would later acquire the photographic archive of Boltz and publish a photography book Dead of Night. Always with a cinematic mind, Keaton recognized the charge behind the images: 'Each car is lit with a nightmarish, chiaroscuro quality. His framing matches the technique of horror and suspense films in which shadows provide gloomy details of the surroundings. The photographs remind me of genres where light and dark represent good and evil.' Literature Keaton, Diane and Nick Reid. Dead of Night. Twin Palm Publishers, Santa Fe, 2021. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: W ¤ W Lot is oversized or otherwise such that it must be collected from our designated warehouse. Please refer to the Offsite Sold Property Storage section of the Buyer's Guide for details. ¤ Unless indicated by the ¤ symbol next to the lot number (or bearing an explicit statement such as 'No Reserve' or 'Without Reserve'), which denotes no reserve, all lots in the catalog are subject to a reserve. The reserve is the minimum hammer price that the seller is willing to accept for a lot. This amount is confidential and does not exceed the low estimate value. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing