Maquette, page 6

1935-1944

Nathan Lerner

Associated Names
Nathan Lerner

Artist, American, 1913 - 1997

This is a diptych featuring two separate images. The upper photograph shows a person reclining on a surface next to a body of water, with their arm over their face, and is labeled as being from 1935. The lower photograph captures the interior of a car looking out through the windshield at a passing landscape and people, with a reflection of an amusement park ride or a power line in the rearview mirror, labeled as being from 1936. Both images are in black and white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    2 gelatin silver prints mounted on paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kiyoko Lerner

  • Dimensions

    image (top): 9.2 × 12.2 cm (3 5/8 × 4 13/16 in.)
    image (bottom): 12.2 × 13.2 cm (4 13/16 × 5 3/16 in.)
    mount: 31.7 × 30.8 cm (12 1/2 × 12 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.115.1.6

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: 1935; lower left corner in black ink just below dot in red marker: x; lower center below bottom image in graphite: 1936

Wikidata ID

Q64158472

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