Woman with Shadow

1935

Nathan Lerner

Associated Names
Nathan Lerner

Artist, American, 1913 - 1997

The image features a woman from the waist up standing close to a wire fence. She is leaning slightly forward and smiling at the camera. She has short, wavy hair and distinct facial features, wearing a patterned blouse with a floral design under a dark jacket. She holds a dark object under her arm. In the background, the wire fence runs diagonally with a structure casting shadows. The scene is well-lit, indicating it was taken in daylight.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kiyoko Lerner

  • Dimensions

    image: 7.5 × 7.5 cm (2 15/16 × 2 15/16 in.)
    mount: 43 × 35.3 cm (16 15/16 × 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.115.42

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on mount, signed by artist?, lower right in graphite: Lerner/1935; on verso of mount, by unknown hand, upper left in graphite and partially covered by linen hinge: #04; lower left: EC [7?]29

Wikidata ID

Q64158429

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