155 East 52nd Street

c. 1955

Leon Levinstein

Associated Names
Leon Levinstein

Artist, American, 1910 - 1988

The image depicts a close-up of the upper bodies of two women, focusing on their faces. Both women are closely positioned, with the woman on the left slightly in the foreground. The woman in the front is wearing a textured hat and has prominent features, including defined eyebrows and lips set in a serious expression. The woman behind has her hair neatly styled back and is adorned with a netted veil over her face, with a similarly serious expression. Both women appear to be wearing fur coats, with the textures visible in the foreground. The woman on the left is wearing small, bead-like earrings. The background shows an indistinct view of a building and a flag.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary S. Davis

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 35.56 × 27.94 cm (14 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.153.7


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leon Levinstein Estate, New York; Gary Davis, Greenwich, CT (through Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York), 2004; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in black ink: LEON LEVINSTEIN / 155 E. 52ND ST. / PH 751-1732; lower right, artist stamp in black ink: LEON LEVINSTEIN


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