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Arbeiterportrait (Portrait of a Worker)

c. 1930

Albert Renger-Patzsch

Associated Names

Albert Renger-Patzsch

Artist, German, 1897 - 1966

The image depicts a man sitting and facing the camera, with his upper body visible. His left arm is resting on a chair or similar support, holding tools. The man has deep-set eyes, a prominent nose, a small mustache, light thinning hair, and wears a flat cap. He is dressed in work attire, including a buttoned shirt and a dark apron. The background is a simple textured wall, suggesting an indoor setting.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Joshua P. Smith)
Dimensions

image/sheet: 22.86 × 17 cm (9 × 6 11/16 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.4945

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2003; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite: La 95; bottom left corner: 700.144; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom left: 2004.24.39[sic]

Wikidata ID

Q64032486

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