Leningrad

1986

Igor Moukhin

Associated Names
Igor Moukhin

Artist, Russian, born 1961

The image features a man leaning against the corner of a building. His stance is relaxed, leaning forward slightly with legs apart. He has one hand in his pocket and the other holds an object. He has sharp facial features with a square jawline and hair styled in a pompadour. He is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and dark trousers, dress shoes, and white socks. A lapel pin is visible on his jacket. In the background, there is an urban street scene with pedestrians walking away, a person in a skirt, and a phone booth. Several street signs with numbers and Russian text are attached to the building. Various architectural elements and trees are also visible in the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist)

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.51 × 11.11 cm (6 1/2 × 4 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.5 × 17.78 cm (9 1/4 × 7 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.22.118

  • Series Title

    The City


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Igor Moukhin, Moscow; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1995; acquired by NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1991

  • Bendavid-Val, Leah ed. Changing Reality: Recent Soviet Photography. Exh. cat. Corcoran Gallery of Art and Art Services International, Washington, DC, 1991: 91.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in graphite: © Игорь Мухин; lower left below image: Ленинград 1986; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 1995.40.2

Wikidata ID

Q64155165

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