Maquette, page 3

1935-1944

Nathan Lerner

Associated Names
Nathan Lerner

Artist, American, 1913 - 1997

The image consists of two photographs arranged in a collage-like manner. The top photograph features irregular, textured shapes obscuring parts of a face, merging the figure with the background. In the bottom photograph, multiple overlapping lines create divided sections over a face, causing the eyes to appear several times in a staggered pattern.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    2 gelatin silver prints mounted on paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kiyoko Lerner

  • Dimensions

    image (top): 11.4 × 10.3 cm (4 1/2 × 4 1/16 in.)
    image (bottom): 10.5 × 16.5 cm (4 1/8 × 6 1/2 in.)
    mount: 31.9 × 30.7 cm (12 9/16 × 12 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.115.1.3

Associated Artworks

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The image features two abstract compositions on a white background. The top section showcases a black rectangle with white thin lines twisting and looping across the space. Some denser white areas are present. The bottom part displays another black rectangle containing a white horizontal line that flows across, with a cluster of small, indistinct shapes hovering above.

Maquette, page 1

Nathan Lerner

1935

This is a photograph of two black and white images positioned on a plain background. The top right photograph shows a close-up of an eye, and below it on the left-hand side is a different photograph depicting a perspective from behind a railing overlooking a crowded area. The images are placed on a large white mat and the simplicity of black and white emphasizes their visual impact.

Maquette, page 2

Nathan Lerner

1935

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, upper right corner in black ink on dot in red marker: x; center right below top image in graphite: 1939 / Bauhaus; lower left corner in black ink on dot in red marker: x; lower center below bottom image in graphite: 1939

Wikidata ID

Q64158469

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