Untitled

1962

Kati Horna

Associated Names
Kati Horna

Artist, Mexican, born Austria-Hungary, 1912 - 2000

The image shows an individual standing beside a bed with their upper body visible. They are positioned with their head covered by a dark fabric, facing slightly toward a wall, with one hand holding the fabric across their face. The person's outfit is also dark, consisting of a long-sleeved garment. Next to them is a bed with disheveled sheets and pillows, a plaster cast of a nose, and a lit candle. The background reveals a plain wall and a window on the left side letting in natural light, casting shadows in the room.
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On View

East Building Upper Level, Gallery E415

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.6 × 19.3 cm (9 5/16 × 7 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.1 × 20.1 cm (9 7/8 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.147.1

  • Series Title

    Oda a la Necrofilia (Ode to Necrophilia)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kati Horna, Mexico; by descent to her granddaughter, Katy Polgovsky, Mexico City, 2000; NGA purchase (through Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc, New York), 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom left in graphite: Kati Horna; by artist, upper center in graphite: Oda Necrofilia 1960 / Leonora Carrington / SNOB Mexico

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