Kitchen Still Life #8

c. 1978

Jan Groover

Associated Names
Jan Groover

Artist, American, 1943 - 2012

The image displays various kitchen utensils - a large spoon, multiple forks, and a whisk - arranged on a dotted background. The color palette consists of metallic silver tones of the utensils against a dark background with warm-toned white dots. In the upper left corner, a large whisk extends diagonally towards the center next to a spoon. A fork lies parallel to the spoon bristles in the mid-right section, with another fork vertically placed in the lower right corner, resting on a grid-like surface. Each utensil reflects the dotted pattern, creating an intricate interplay of light and shadow.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    dye diffusion transfer print

  • Credit Line

    Charina Endowment Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 60.96 × 52.07 cm (24 × 20 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 73.66 × 55.88 cm (29 × 22 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.70.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Polaroid Collection, New York; (sale, Sotheby's, New York, 21 June 2010, lot 174); (Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York); NGA purchase, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist, lower left below image in black ink: 55" f64; lower right corner: #8; on verso, by unknown hand, lower left corner, in graphite: (78) : 770 : 02


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