Malick en 1956

1956/2004, printed 2005

Malick Sidibé

Associated Names
Malick Sidibé

Artist, Malian, 1936 - 2016

The image shows a black and white portrait of a man in a formal jacket, with his upper body visible and arms crossed. The man is seated, in profile, looking slightly upward and to the left. His facial features are well-defined, with short hair. He is wearing a light-colored suit jacket over a dark shirt. The portrait is framed with layers of red, yellow, and green, with a leaf design in greens outlined in black on a blue background. The composition is mounted on a plywood board with metal clips, showing handwritten notes and signatures around the border.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print, glass, paint, cardboard, tape, string

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 5.24 × 4.76 cm (2 1/16 × 1 7/8 in.)
    framed: 26.67 × 20.32 cm (10 1/2 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.103.1

  • Copyright

    © Malick Sidibé. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of Malick Sidibé, Mali; NGA purchase (through Jack Shainman Gallery, New York), 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, bottom center in black ink: Malick Sidibé. MS 2004; bottom left in black ink: Malick en 1956; on verso, Minagawa Art Lines label bottom left

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