Abfügung (Detachment)

1972

Valie Export

Associated Names
Valie Export

Artist, Austrian, 1942 - 2026

The image shows a woman in a crouched position, kneeling down on the ground with her body and legs visible while leaning against a rough, textured wall. Her hands are pressed against the wall's surface, with her fingers splayed out. She has medium-length hair that falls naturally and is slightly tousled. She wears a leather jacket, fitted jeans, and flat shoes. There is a watch visible on her left wrist. The background features a textured wall with visible scratches and weathered areas, set in an empty, urban or industrial space with concrete flooring.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 41.9 x 62 cm (16 1/2 x 24 7/16 in.)
    mount: 44.5 x 64.5 cm (17 1/2 x 25 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.30.11


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eileen and Michael Cohen, New York; NGA purchase (through Zwirner and Wirth, New York), 2008.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1997

  • Museum Moderner Kunst (Austria). Split, Reality : Valie Export / Herausgeber, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien. Vienna and New York, 1997.

Inscriptions

on image: signed by artist, lower right in black ink: Abfügung / 1972 / Valie Export; artist's stamp, lower right in black ink, encircled: VALIE EXPORT

Wikidata ID

Q64170647

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