Montage without Scissors (Face and Sandpaper)

1940

Nathan Lerner

Associated Names
Nathan Lerner

Artist, American, 1913 - 1997

The image displays a close-up portrait of a person's head and shoulders. The individual has a slightly tilted head and faces the camera with a contemplative expression. Their facial features include a softly focused gaze through round eyeglasses, with their nose and lips partially visible under a textured pattern. The person has light-colored, voluminous, and wavy hair styled back from their forehead. They are wearing a dark pinstriped jacket or sweater that is partially visible over one shoulder. The background is dark and indistinct, emphasizing the person's face and upper body.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kiyoko Lerner

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.9 × 19.1 cm (9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 25.8 × 20.6 cm (10 3/16 × 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.115.41


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Nathan Lerner; Estate of Nathan Lerner, Chicago, 1997; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper right edge: 11989; upper left, underlined: "Montage without Scissors"; upper center: "Face and Sandpaper" / Nathan Lerner / 1940; lower left: 026.033.3.04; lower right: EC2609

Wikidata ID

Q64158428

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