Second Hungarian Ball, New York City

February 1978

Larry Fink

Associated Names
Larry Fink

Artist, American, 1941 - 2023

The image shows a close-up view of two people's upper bodies. The person on the left is embracing the man on the right. The man is smiling and facing slightly towards the camera, his head tilted. He has light-colored eyes and short hair. He is wearing a formal tuxedo with a bow tie and a white dress shirt visible underneath. His left hand holds a glass of what appears to be wine or champagne, while a shorter glass is also in view. The person hugging him has short, curly dark hair, with a hand on the man's shoulder, holding the glass with him. The background is dark, with minimal detail, as the photo is mostly in shadow except for the illuminated faces and shoulders of the subjects.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Tony Podesta Collection, Washington, DC

  • Dimensions

    image: 35.7 × 36.5 cm (14 1/16 × 14 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 50.8 × 40.64 cm (20 × 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.160.37

  • Copyright

    © The Estate of Larry Fink, Courtesy Robert Mann Gallery


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Larry Fink, Martins Creek, PA; Anthony Podesta, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower left corner in graphite: Larry Fink / Second Hungarian Ball, / N.Y.C., / February, 1978; by unknown hand, top left corner in graphite: LF-018; bottom right corner: LF-018

Wikidata ID

Q64156244

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