San Francisco Waterfront

1934

Dorothea Lange

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Dorothea Lange

Artist, American, 1895 - 1965

This is a photograph of a pair of clasped hands and a partially obscured figure. The image is in black and white. In the top section of the photograph, an individual wearing a coat crosses their arms, their hands displaying prominent veins and held in a relaxed clasp. Below, another figure leans against the back of the focal person, wearing a jacket with decorative stitching and buttons. The closely cropped composition creates an intimate mood.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothea Lange, Berkeley, CA. (RoseGallery, Santa Monica, CA); Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, Van Nuys, CA, 25 September 2009; gift to NGA, 2016.

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Exhibition History

2023

  • Dorothea Lange: Seeing People, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, 2023 - 2024, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, center left in graphite circled: 18; center in graphite: 34045; artist stamp, lower center in black ink: PHOTOGRAPH BY / DOROTHEA LANGE / 1163 EUCLID AVENUE / BERKELEY / CALIFORNIA; by unknown hand, bottom right corner in graphite: F92

Wikidata ID

Q64146805

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