Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation #481

1954

Aaron Siskind

Associated Names
Aaron Siskind

Artist, American, 1903 - 1991

The image shows a full-body silhouette of a person captured from a top-down perspective. The individual appears to be in a curled position, with knees drawn towards their chest and arms wrapped around the legs. The person’s facial features are not visible due to the silhouette effect; however, their hair appears to be short and dark, conforming to the rounded shape of the head. The lighting and shadow emphasize the muscular definition of the arms and legs. The individual is not wearing any visible clothing or jewelry, as the silhouette effect obscures such details. There are no discernible objects being held. The background is a plain, seamless white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.4 × 24.1 cm (10 × 9 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 35.56 × 27.94 cm (14 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.123

  • Series Title

    Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Christie's, New York, 14 October 2008, lot 329); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

crop marks around perimeter in black ink; by unknown hand, bottom right in orange ink: TOP / [arrow pointing up]; on verso, by unknown hand, top center in graphite: TOP / Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation 481 1954; center left: D481-54 / VB4 / #481 1954; bottom center: PF: 37277


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