The Two Faces of Juliet

1937, printed c. 1950

György Kepes

Associated Names
György Kepes

Artist, American, born Hungary, 1906 - 2001

The image shows a profile of a person from the shoulders up, with their head turned to the side. It is a double exposure or composite, with multiple overlapping outlines of the person's profile. The facial features are obscured, and the hair details are faint. The person is cloaked, making detailed observation challenging due to the high contrast and overlapping layers. Geometric lines intersect across the picture, overlaying circular shapes for an abstract composition. The background is dark, highlighting the light outlines of the person's profile for a graphical contrast.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago, IL); purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2006; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2007

  • Modernism: Designing a New World 1914–1939, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, March 17 – July 29, 2007

2008

  • Sight/Insight: People and Places, Recent Acquisitions of Photography and Media Arts, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April 30 – September 15, 2008

2013

  • Roots and Links: Gifts from the Women’s Committee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, March 23 – July 14, 2013

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: György Kepes / 1937; by unknown hand, bottom left: 013.004.3.01

Wikidata ID

Q64154698

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