False Hellebore

1926

Imogen Cunningham

Associated Names
Imogen Cunningham

Artist, American, 1883 - 1976

The image displays several large, overlapping leaves with prominent ridges and stripes. The leaves are monochromatic with shades of brown and beige. They flow from the bottom left to the top right, with broad stripes creating a visual rhythm. The central leaf is folded and curves to the foreground.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin sliver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert B. Menschel

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.9 × 23 cm (11 3/8 × 9 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.3 × 27.8 cm (13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.154.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of Robert B. Menschel, New York; gift to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in graphite: Imogen Cunningham; bottom left: Printed in the 1920s; bottom right: Native plant on Mt Shuksan, Washington; by unknown hand, bottom left in red crayon: X; on verso, upper center stamped in black ink: IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM / 1331 GREEN ST. / SAN FRANCISCO 9,

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