R. B. Kitaj, London, 1975

1975

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image shows a close-up of an upper body of a bearded man leaning slightly forward, with his head tilted and looking directly at the camera. His facial features include a full beard and curly hair that is medium in length. He is wearing a denim shirt with visible stitch details and pearl snap buttons, and his left arm is resting atop a surface or armchair. In the foreground and leaning against him, there is a bare torso which appears to be someone lying down, with their hair visible near the man. Part of a patterned cloth is also seen in the lower right of the image. The background features a plain wall with a small picture of a person in the top right corner attached to it.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 47 x 31.2 cm (18 1/2 x 12 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 50.5 x 40.6 cm (19 7/8 x 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.449


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

all on verso; artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower center in graphite: R.B. Kitaj; lower right in graphite: 237-32

Wikidata ID

Q64156870

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