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Amber, India

1999

Graciela Iturbide

Associated Names

Graciela Iturbide

Artist, Mexican, born 1942

This is a group of monkeys and pigeons on a paved ground. The monkeys, possibly langurs, are sitting on a tiled stone surface while the pigeons walk and fly nearby. The scene appears peaceful, with the monkeys sitting closely together. Some pigeons are pecking at the ground or standing, while others are flying above, creating motion in the photograph. The monochrome tone accentuates the texture of the stone and the animals' fur.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser
Dimensions

image/sheet: 56.52 × 96.52 cm (22 1/4 × 38 in.)
mount: 86.36 × 116.84 cm (34 × 46 in.)
Accession Number

2024.104.74

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Collection of the Artist; (RoseGallery, Santa Monica, CA); Susan Steinhauser, Los Angeles, CA, May 2003; gift to NGA, 2024.

Associated Names

Susan Steinhauser

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in black ink on applied Rose Gallery label: Graciela Iturbide

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