Closed Eye

1940

Nathan Lerner

Associated Names
Nathan Lerner

Artist, American, 1913 - 1997

The image shows a close-up of a person's face, focusing primarily on the eye and the surrounding area. The eye is closed, with long eyelashes and a prominent eyebrow above. The skin around the eye exhibits natural texture and small pores. A portion of the person's forehead and cheek is visible, showing fine lines and a soft focus on the skin. In the foreground, part of a finger is gently resting against the skin. No background or additional context is visible, as the composition focuses tightly on this specific area of the face, filled mostly with natural skin tones and fine detail.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kiyoko Lerner

  • Dimensions

    image: 33.9 × 24.7 cm (13 3/8 × 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 35.7 × 27.7 cm (14 1/16 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.115.69

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: Closed eye [underlined] / Nathan Lerner/1940 / School of Design/Chicago; by artist, lower center in graphite: For Kiyoko on X'mas 12/24/91 / With love, Nathan; by unknown hand, upper left in blue pencil: 55; upper right in graphite, circled: 65; stamped, lower center in black: © Photo By Nathan Lerner / All Rights Reserved; by unknown hand, lower left edge: #NL 55; lower center edge: #40.5.1

Wikidata ID

Q64158457

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