Untitled

1970s

Leon Levinstein

Associated Names
Leon Levinstein

Artist, American, 1910 - 1988

The image is a black and white photograph showing a close-up of a man's face and hands. The man is leaning forward slightly, with his hands clasped together in front of his face, which takes up most of the frame. His facial features are deeply lined, with prominent wrinkles, and he has short hair mostly covered by a simple hat. He wears a suit jacket with thin stripes visible at the shoulder area. A bracelet is visible on his wrist. The background of the image is out of focus and dark, which contrasts with the detailed lighting on his face and hands, emphasizing their textures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary S. Davis

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 34.29 × 23.5 cm (13 1/2 × 9 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.153.5


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leon Levinstein Estate, New York; Gary Davis, Greenwich, CT (through Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York), 2004; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in black ink: Leon Levinstein; lower right, artist stamp in black ink: LEON LEVINSTEIN


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