Portrait of Louis Lozowick

1929

Ralph Steiner

Associated Names
Ralph Steiner

Artist, American, 1899 - 1986

The image shows a man standing in front of a complex arrangement of large industrial gears. He is turned slightly to the side, with his head facing to the right. His facial features include a prominent nose, thin lips, and he is wearing a pair of glasses. The man's hair is short, dark, and combed back neatly. He is dressed in a suit jacket over a white shirt and a patterned tie. The background consists of intricately interlocking metal gears. There is no visible jewelry or objects in his hands. The overall composition combines the figure with the mechanical elements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.3 × 19.3 cm (9 9/16 × 7 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 × 20.32 cm (10 × 8 in.)
    mat (1): 43.18 × 35.56 cm (17 × 14 in.)
    mat (2): 50.8 × 40.64 cm (20 × 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.97.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Christie's, New York, 1979); Charles Schwartz, Ltd., New York; NGA purchase (through Alan Klotz Gallery, New York), 2017.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on mat window, signed by artist, lower right, below image in graphite: ralph steiner 1929; on verso, signed by artist, along left edge in graphite: Ralph Steiner negative and print 1929

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