Berenice Abbott, New York City

c. 1930

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

The image shows a close-up of a person's face, focusing on the left side with the eye closed. The profile view displays facial features from the nose to the temple. The eye is closed, showing eyelashes. The skin has a natural texture with freckles. The light-colored hair is styled with a wave, partially covering the forehead. No clothing, jewelry, or accessories are visible. The background is not distinct.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lunn, Jr., New York, NY; gift to NGA, 1989.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • Walker Evans: Subway Portraits and Other Recent Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, 1991-1992.

Bibliography

1991

  • Greenough 1991, pl. 1.

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p. 338.

Inscriptions

center verso: Evans estate stamp with inventory number IV-6 added in graphite; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: Berenice Abbott c.1930; by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: .021; by later hand, lLv//in graphite: #3

Wikidata ID

Q64170879

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