Marc Chagall, New York

1947, printed 1982

Irving Penn

Associated Names
Irving Penn

Artist, American, 1917 - 2009

The subject is shown reclining, with the body visible from the shoulder down to the knees. The person is propped up on their left elbow, left hand supporting the side of their face, and right hand resting on their torso. Facial features are visible, including a prominent forehead, deep-set eyes, and a slightly open mouth. The person has curly hair and is dressed in a dark suit with a collared shirt featuring subtle stripes. They are wearing a ring on their right hand's middle finger. The surface appears to be a textured fabric, and the background is a plain, gradient grey.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum/palladium print on Rives BFK paper mounted on aluminum, 1982

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Irving Penn

  • Dimensions

    image: 46.36 × 57.79 cm (18 1/4 × 22 3/4 in.)
    sheet (visible): 48.26 × 59.37 cm (19 × 23 3/8 in.)
    overall: 76.2 × 60.96 × 1.27 cm (30 × 24 × 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.119.23

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Irving Penn; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

center verso in graphite: 2877 (circled) / Chagall (in square) New York / Rives Paper on Aluminum / Platinum-palladium / Print made July 1982; right of center: 39/40; artist's copyright stamp with ink addition: 1984 by Irving Penn courtesy of Vogue / and / The Conde Nast Publications Inc.; stamp: In addition to 40 (ink addition) numbered prints of this image / in platinum metals, unnumbered, but signed silver / prints not exceeding a total of 8 (graphite addition) may exist.; stamp: Hand-coated by the photographer; with ink addition: Irving Penn (circled); upper right in graphite: OJB

Wikidata ID

Q64155375

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