Fat Sabatine, Martins Creek, Pennsylvania

November 1978

Larry Fink

Associated Names
Larry Fink

Artist, American, 1941 - 2023

This is a photograph of a dilapidated car in a scrapyard. The image shows an old, rusting, and damaged vehicle in the foreground. The front section is severely mangled and devoid of significant parts like the engine. Surrounding the car are overgrown grass and scattered debris, including an old lawnmower on the left. In the background are other old and abandoned vehicles, some with open hoods. Leafless trees stand in the distance, enhancing the abandoned feel of the scene. The black and white tones of the photograph convey a sense of timelessness and abandonment, focusing on decay and the passage of time.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Tony Podesta Collection, Washington, DC

  • Dimensions

    image: 32.6 × 48.5 cm (12 13/16 × 19 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 41.2 × 50.7 cm (16 1/4 × 19 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.105.12

  • 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, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in graphite: Fink / 10/1978; by unknown hand, top left in graphite: LF-SG-518-v04 / (v)LOC 0008 v02

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