Tavern on the Green, New York City

1977

Larry Fink

Associated Names
Larry Fink

Artist, American, 1941 - 2023

The image shows an older man's head and upper body turned away from the camera, viewed through the open window of a vehicle. The man is sitting in the back seat and is dressed in a dark suit with a white shirt. He has short, neatly combed white hair and pale skin. Beside him, slightly ahead in the car, another older man is visible from the side, wearing a dark hat and coat. The interior of the car is dark, providing little detail on anything else that might be inside. The exterior of the car is shiny and dark, reflecting the surrounding light. There is minimal detail visible in the background, as it is mostly dark. The focus remains on the two individuals seated inside the vehicle.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Larry Fink, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Sander Gallery, Washington, DC), 1977; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1977

  • Recent Acquisitions in Photography, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, December 20, 1977 – January 29, 1978

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, top left in graphite: Larry Fink / TAVERN ON GREEN 1977 / NYC. / [line]; by unknown hand, bottom left: SG/996/0; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 1977.55

Wikidata ID

Q64156201

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