Russian Ball, New York City

November 1977

Larry Fink

Associated Names
Larry Fink

Artist, American, 1941 - 2023

The image displays a man from the chest up, standing in profile to the right. He has defined facial features, a high forehead, and high cheekbones. His hair is slicked back, revealing a receding hairline. He wears a dark suit, white dress shirt, bow tie, and a white pocket square. Positioned next to a wall, round tables with chairs are seen in the background, and one table has the number 20. The lighting creates a distinct shadow behind him, distinguishing the illuminated foreground from the darker background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Tony Podesta Collection, Washington, DC

  • Dimensions

    image: 36.9 × 36.7 cm (14 1/2 × 14 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 50.5 × 40.4 cm (19 7/8 × 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.105.38

  • Series Title

    Social Graces

  • 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; by unknown hand, top left in graphite: LF-SG-421-v02

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