Carmen de Lavallade Turning

April 5, 1968

Phillip Leonian

Associated Names
Phillip Leonian

Artist, American, 1927 - 2016

The image displays ghostly, translucent lines and shapes blending into one another. Multiple superimposed outlines of a human figure can be seen within the shapes. The composition conveys fluidity and motion, resembling waves or swirling fabric. The dark background contrasts with the blurred white shapes.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Leonian Charitable Trust

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.77 × 19.84 cm (9 3/4 × 7 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 × 20.32 cm (10 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2025.45.11

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Phillip Leonian, New York; Leonian Charitable Trust, New York; gift to NGA, 2025.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, center in graphite perpendicular: D11; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: V 680405B2-D11-s2(2)810; bottom center stamped in black ink: [in square] Photograph by / PHILLIP LEONIAN / This authenticated photograph was in the private collection of Phillip Leonian at the time of his death -- September 15, 2016

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