Martha's Vineyard 9

1952

Aaron Siskind

Associated Names
Aaron Siskind

Artist, American, 1903 - 1991

The image displays dark, meandering lines on a speckled surface. The lines curve and loop, creating an abstract design. The background has a grainy texture with small black spots. The lines resemble scribbles or tangled threads, with no discernible pattern.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Fern M. Schad

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 33.8 × 25 cm (13 5/16 × 9 13/16 in.)
    mount: 48.3 × 38.2 cm (19 × 15 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.168.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fern M. Schad, New York; gift to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, top center in black ink: [arrow] / Martha's Vineyard (9) 1952 / Aaron Siskind; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite perpendicular: SHORE; bottom right in graphite: RwfA1167; bottom right in graphite: 21040

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