Marguerite Yourcenar, Mount Desert Island, Maine

1983, printed 1986

Mariana Cook

Associated Names
Mariana Cook

Artist, American, born 1955

The image depicts an elderly woman seated in a chair. She is shown from below her shoulders to her knees, sitting in a relaxed position with her hands resting on the chair's arms. The woman has light, short hair mostly covered by a scarf, and her face displays wrinkles and a gentle expression as she gazes slightly to the side. She wears a thick, patterned, long-sleeved outer garment, with a large, intricately embroidered shawl draped over her shoulders and head. A braided bracelet adorns her wrist, and she wears a ring on her finger. The background is a plain dark color, contrasting with her light-colored clothing and the chair's woven texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Artist

  • Dimensions

    image: 39.8 × 39.3 cm (15 11/16 × 15 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.163.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mariana Cook, New York; gift to NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in graphite: Mariana Cook; lower left below image: 5/15; on mount verso, by artist, center in black ink: Marguerite Yourcenar / Mt. Desert Island, Maine / 1983; lower right corner: © Mariana R. Cook 1983 / not to be reproduced / without written permission. / This is PRINT #5 of 15 / made in this size. / Print made: 1986

Wikidata ID

Q64157732

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