Cocksucker Blues

1972

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image is a black and white photograph displaying a person from the chest up in three sections. The top section shows the subject with their head tilted back, showcasing facial features like cheekbones, a jawline, and slightly parted lips. Their curly hair falls around their face. In the middle section, the individual is looking down, with less visible facial details due to shadows. The bottom section offers a close-up of the person's face at an angle, wearing large reflective sunglasses and holding a cigarette in their mouth. The background is blurry, hinting at an indoor setting with soft lighting.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

PaceWildensteinMacGill, New York, NY; purchased with donated funds from The Robert and Anne Bass Fund by NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Frank, Robert. The Lines of My Hand. New York, 1989: pl. 89.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: Rolling Stones 1972 Robert Frank; all by later hands in graphite: upper left verso: 3061A-VII; uper center verso: F-8; upper right verso: RF.271 / LOMH 89 3061A VII / 14; lower left verso: 51 (circled) / F8

Wikidata ID

Q64164037

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