Elinor Klein

2009

Lucas Samaras

Associated Names
Lucas Samaras

Artist, American, born Greece, 1936 - 2024

The image shows the upper half of a person's body, particularly their face. The person is upright and facing the camera, with identifiable facial features and visible wrinkles. They wear large, striped glasses and have silver-gray hair. The person is dressed in a brown sweater with a darker collar peeking through. Light and color are used effectively in the photograph, with reflections of blue, green, and purple on the clothing and neck. The background is plain blue.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kimberly and John F. Zwetchkenbaum, Providence, RI; gift to NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom center in black ink: LS; by unknown hand, bottom left corner in black ink: Pose 0341, 2009; bottom right corner: MS I/III

Wikidata ID

Q64157611

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