"Come fili di lana" ("Like Threads of Wool")
1955–1960, printed 1979
Mario Giacomelli
Artist, Italian, 1925 - 2000
Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image/sheet: 28.9 × 38.7 cm (11 3/8 × 15 1/4 in.)
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Accession Number
2025.100.85
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Series Title
Storie di terra
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Manfred Heiting, Los Angeles, 19 June 2019; gift to NGA, 2025.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
on verso, by artist, center in black ink: Questo tipo di [illegible] è iniziato dal 1955 e terminato nel 1980 (mi sono sentito peggio “[illegible] di / coscienza sulla natura”; lower left: 1979 / "come fili di lana"; lower left stamped in green ink: "STORIE DI TERRA"; bottom left stamped in black ink: PHOTO COPYRIGHT BY / GIACOMELLI MARIO / 60019 SENIGALLIA (ITALIA) / Via Mastai, 24 - Tel: [telephone number]