Petrushka at Auction

Photographer

Yong Wang

Category

Fine Art Photography - Still Life

Company

Submission Group

Amateur

Year

2025

Country / Region:

United States

This series of four photographs depicts a group of Tang dynasty ceramic dancers, each with a tag hanging around its neck in preparation for an upcoming auction. Their vivid expressions and dynamic body language reminds the photographer of of Nijinsky’s role in Petrushka—a puppet brought to life, struggling against fate—as if the figures themselves were seeking a way to escape the sale.