Jalapa 10 (Homage to Franz Kline)

1973

Aaron Siskind

Associated Names
Aaron Siskind

Artist, American, 1903 - 1991

The image shows bold, sweeping lines and shapes in an abstract composition of light and dark contrasts. Black forms and splatters on a white background resemble shadows or imprints. The varied textures include dense and softly fading areas reminiscent of patterns in nature or calligraphic strokes.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Fern M. Schad

  • Dimensions

    image: 39.5 × 37.3 cm (15 9/16 × 14 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 50.8 × 40.64 cm (20 × 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.168.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fern M. Schad, New York; gift to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in black ink: Aaron Siskind; lower left below image: Jalapa 10 1973 / (Homage to Franz Kline); on verso, by unknown hand, top left corner in graphite: RWFA 2246; bottom right corner: SISK.024 AS 702

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