New York City

1999

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image shows a close-up of an older man's face and upper body. The man has his head tilted to the side and rests his hand on his forehead, with fingers spread slightly across his face, partly covering one eye. His expression is relaxed, and his eyes are partially closed. He has a receding hairline with closely cropped hair. The man is wearing a striped shirt beneath a plain vest, with thin strings hanging around his neck. In the background, there is a curtain drawn to the side of a window, offering a faint glimpse of the window frame. The wall behind him is plain and light-colored.
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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: 50.5 x 40.8 cm (19 7/8 x 16 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.290


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2000

  • Lee Friedlander. San Francisco, 2000: pl. 75.

2005

  • Friedlander. Exh. cat. Museum of Modern Art. New York, 2005: pl. 614.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower left in graphite: 75; lower center in graphite: NYC 1999; lower right in graphite: 1333-6

Wikidata ID

Q64156646

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