Untitled

c. 1977–1978, printed 1997

Francesca Woodman

Associated Names
Francesca Woodman

Artist, American, 1958 - 1981

This is a grayscale photograph of a textured ground with a pair of legs at the top, in front of a rough wall. The ground has a rough, textured surface, composed of dirt and small rocks. A "V" shape appears to have been carved into the dirt, creating two deep, dark parallel lines. This shape mirrors the legs at the top, which are pale and bare. The feet are balanced on their toes, the heels raised. The wall behind them is rough and textured, with irregular patches of white and gray. The wall continues towards a corner on the right, and on the left there appears to be a dark opening or doorway.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Heather and Tony Podesta, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2025

  • The '70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 6, 2024–April 6, 2025

Inscriptions

on verso, signed, across bottom in graphite: George and Betty Woodman 5/40; estate stamp, lower left in black ink: PE/FW; by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: IB; lower right in graphite: I.171

Wikidata ID

Q64147616

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