André Malraux

1930

Germaine Krull

Associated Names
Germaine Krull

Artist, Dutch, born Germany, 1897 - 1985

The image shows a portrait of a man's upper body, focusing on his face and hand. He is leaning slightly forward with his hand partially covering his mouth, emphasizing his intense gaze towards the camera. His facial features include sharp eyes and well-defined eyebrows. His hair is neatly combed to the side. He is wearing a patterned sweater over a collared shirt and tie. The background is blurred and softly lit. No visible jewelry or objects are present.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    R. K. Mellon Family Foundation

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.5 × 16 cm (8 7/8 × 6 5/16 in.)
    mount: 29.1 × 22.8 cm (11 7/16 × 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.45.1

  • Copyright

    ARTIST RIGHTS MUST BE CLEARED FOR THIS WORK OF ART. (C) Estate Germaine Krull, Museum Folkwang, Essen

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie 1900-2000, Paris); (Joel Soroka Gallery, Aspen, CO), acquired 2007; NGA purchase, 2011.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2021

  • The New Woman Behind the Camera, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2021 - 2022, no. 121.

Bibliography

1999

  • Sichel, Kim. Germaine Krull: Photographer of Modernity. Cambridge (Massachusetts), 1999: 168.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right under image on mount: Germaine Krull; on verso of mount, by unknown hand, center in graphite: 35526 / 23/16

Wikidata ID

Q64154255

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