Self-Portrait with Shutter Release

1945

Ilse Bing

Associated Names
Ilse Bing

Artist, American, born Germany, 1899 - 1998

The image shows an upper body shot of a person from the waist up. The person is leaning slightly to one side with their body oriented to the left of the frame while looking toward the right. They have prominent facial features with large eyes and a straight nose, and their hair is styled in a short bob with straight bangs. They are wearing a white short-sleeved button-up shirt with a small pocket on the left side. On their left wrist, they have a watch, and they are holding a cord or cable in their left hand. The background is a plain, neutral shade.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ilse Bing Wolff

  • Dimensions

    overall: 34 x 25.8 cm (13 3/8 x 10 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.147.69


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Estate of Ilse Bing Wolff, New York, NY; gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1988

  • Ilse Bing: Paris, 1931-1952. Exh. cat. Musée Carnavalet. Paris, 1988, p. 26, fig. 11.

Inscriptions

upper right in black ink: ILSE BING / 1945; on mount, center verso in graphite: ILSE / BING / 1945

Wikidata ID

Q64155190

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