Albergo Berchielli, Florence (Hotel Berchielli, Florence)

1977

Mitch Epstein

Associated Names
Mitch Epstein

Artist, American, born 1952

This is a photograph of an interior scene featuring an open window with an evening view outside. The photograph showcases a room with a lamp casting light onto a wooden desk. A framed artwork hangs on the wall above the desk, and the texture of the wall is illuminated by the lamp. The window on the right is open, revealing a twilight sky transitioning from blue to dusky hues, punctuated by the crescent moon and the silhouette of architectural structures against the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist)

  • Dimensions

    image: 33.02 × 48.26 cm (13 × 19 in.)
    sheet: 40.64 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4185

  • Copyright

    © Black River Productions, Ltd.

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mitchell Epstein, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Lieberman and Saul Gallery, New York), 1979; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1980

  • Recent Acquisitions in Photography, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April 1 – May 4, 1980

1982

  • Acquisitions Since 1975, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, November 5, 1982 – January 16, 1983

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in blue ink: Albergo Berchielli, Florence, 1977 Mitch Epstein; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 1979.90

Wikidata ID

Q64158332

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