Self-Portrait

1932

Alma Lavenson

Associated Names
Alma Lavenson

Artist, American, 1897 - 1989

This image shows a close-up of a person's hands holding a camera. The hands are positioned around the lens, with the camera centered in the image. The person’s torso or face is not visible. The hands appear to have a grip on the camera, which is mounted on a wooden tripod. The camera is an older model with a circular lens and visible dials and markings. The background is dark and out of focus, suggesting an indoor setting with minimal lighting. The image has a monochromatic tone.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alma Lavenson, Piedmont, CA; Susan Ehrens, Emeryville, CA; Private Collection; (Christie's, New York, 12 October 2000, no. 44, as Self-Portrait); (Michael Shapiro Gallery, San Francisco); Private Collection, San Francisco; NGA purchase (through Michael Shapiro Photographs, Westport, CT), 2014.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1988

  • "Alma Lavenson: Photographs," The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland (March 8 - April 24, 1988)

2015

  • In Light of the Past: Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Collecting Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 3 – July 26, 2015

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, upper center in graphite: Alma Lavenson; center, stamped in black ink: ALMA LAVENSON / 58 WILDWOOD GARDENS / PIEDMONT II, CALIF.; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: Self Portrait / 1932; lower right edge: #104

Wikidata ID

Q64073859

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