Černoch (Black Man)

1949

Emila Medková

Associated Names
Emila Medková

Artist, Czech, 1928 - 1985

This is a photograph of a rough textured surface with a circular object embedded in it. The image shows a landscape of a gritty surface with the focal point being a round object positioned near the center. Surrounding the object is a spread of material with irregular edges. The surface is speckled with light spots, possibly due to weathering or granular impurities. The composition captures an interaction of man-made and organic elements.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Brenda and Robert Edelson, Baltimore, MD; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1996; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: Foto: Emila Medkova; center left circled: OVV; lower right underlined: 19[3?]6/28; lower right: [crossed out: 8] 50[A?]; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom left reversed: 1996.53.1

Wikidata ID

Q64147342

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