Paris

1997

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image shows an older man lying in bed with his head resting on a pillow. He appears to be asleep, with his eyes closed and a calm expression on his face. The man is bald with some hair on the sides of his head. He is not wearing any visible clothing, revealing his upper torso partially covered by a blanket. His right arm is raised, holding onto a pull cord attached to the bed's headboard. The background includes a paneled headboard and a plain wall, indicating a bedroom or clinical setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 38.4 x 37.5 cm (15 1/8 x 14 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 51 x 40.8 cm (20 1/16 x 16 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.270

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2000

  • Lee Friedlander. San Francisco, 2000: pl. 55.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower left in graphite: 55; lower center in graphite: Paris 1997; lower right in graphite: 1271-2

Wikidata ID

Q64156620

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