New City, New York

1996

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image shows a man standing behind a tangle of tree branches adorned with flowers. His body faces forward in a natural, upright position. The man's partially obscured facial features include a furrowed brow and an aged appearance with short, receding hair. He wears a striped t-shirt, and the branches cast shadows across his skin. No jewelry or objects are visible. The background consists of trees with sparse foliage, and the ground is covered with grass and fallen leaves, set in an outdoor environment under natural daylight.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 37.9 x 37.5 cm (14 15/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 50.6 x 40.6 cm (19 15/16 x 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.235


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2000

  • Lee Friedlander. San Francisco, 2000: pl. 20.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower left in graphite: 20; lower center in graphite: New City 96; lower right in graphite: 1198-25

Wikidata ID

Q64156582

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