Self-Portrait, Marnixbad, Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 19, 1991

1991, printed 1999

Rineke Dijkstra

Associated Names
Rineke Dijkstra
Artist, Dutch, born 1959
The artwork shows a person standing in a tiled room. The person is captured in a full-body view, facing the camera directly. They are wearing a blue and green striped swimsuit and a matching swim cap. Yellow goggles rest on their forehead. The person's hands are placed on their face, covering their mouth. The background consists of a grid of cream-colored tiles with several metal fixtures on the walls. The ceiling features exposed pipes and fluorescent lights.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam); (Marian Goodman Gallery, New York); Heather and Tony Podesta, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • Celebrating Photography at the National Gallery of Art: Recent Gifts, Washington, DC, November 1, 2015–February 28, 2016

2016

  • Rineke Dijkstra, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, December 10, 2016 - July 16, 2017

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, on label affixed to upper right in black ink: Rineke Dijkstra / February 25, 2000

Wikidata ID

Q64159159

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