Indonesian woman

1958

Dorothea Lange

Associated Names
Dorothea Lange

Artist, American, 1895 - 1965

Close-up portrait of an elderly person's face and upper neck. The person is facing forward and looking directly at the camera. Features include deeply set eyes, prominent brow ridges, a broad nose, and thin lips. The skin shows wrinkles and lines, suggesting age. The hair is light in color and sparse, pulled back. The image is in black and white, highlighting textures and shadows on the face. The background is blurred, possibly showing natural surroundings. No visible jewelry or objects are present.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothea Lange, Berkeley, CA; by descent to Helen Dixon, her daughter-in-law, CA, 1965. (RoseGallery, Santa Monica, CA); Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, Van Nuys, CA, 8 May 2012; gift to NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2023

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

Inscriptions

on verso, lower center stamped in black ink: PHOTOGRAPH BY / DOROTHEA LANGE / 1163 EUCLID AVENUE / BERKELEY / CALIFORNIA; by unknown hand, across bottom perpendicular in graphite: 14 [p?] / f 8 / [No f?] / P o [l?]

Wikidata ID

Q64146872

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