Russian Ball, New York City

November 1977

Larry Fink

Associated Names
Larry Fink

Artist, American, 1941 - 2023

The image shows two women in a formal setting, captured from the waist up. The woman on the left stands sideways with her hands held together, while the woman on the right faces slightly more toward the camera and holds a rolled-up cloth in her hand. Both women have distinct facial features; the woman on the left has dark hair pulled back and wears pearl earrings, and the woman on the right has a shorter, curled hairstyle. They are dressed in dark uniforms with white aprons and collars. The background reveals part of an elegantly set table with bottles and glasses on a white tablecloth, and there is a large window or glass panel creating a reflective surface. Additionally, the image's lighting casts shadows.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Tony Podesta Collection, Washington, DC

  • Dimensions

    image: 35.3 × 35.6 cm (13 7/8 × 14 in.)
    sheet: 49.7 × 40 cm (19 9/16 × 15 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.33.1

  • Copyright

    © The Estate of Larry Fink, Courtesy Robert Mann Gallery


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Larry Fink, Martins Creek, PA; Anthony Podesta Collection, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1984

  • Fink, Larry. Social Graces. New York, 1984: 31.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom left in graphite: Fink; by artist, bottom left in graphite: Russian Ball, NYC 11/77; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: 48AG; bottom right in graphite: g


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