Kuniyoshi at Easel, Old New York

1941

Max Yavno

Associated Names
Max Yavno

Artist, American, 1911 - 1985

The image shows a man from the waist up, standing with his arms crossed against his chest. He has a moustache, round glasses, and dark, short hair. He is dressed in a white shirt, a dark vest, and a patterned tie, covered by a stained work apron. He is standing near a table filled with artist's tools, including paint tubes and brushes. Behind him are several canvases, one displaying part of a painting. The background shows an artist's studio with additional canvases, an easel, and other work materials visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print mounted on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Marjorie and Leonard Vernon

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 26.4 x 34.4 cm (10 3/8 x 13 9/16 in.)
    support: 40.8 x 50.8 cm (16 1/16 x 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.94.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Marjorie and Leonard Vernon, Los Angeles, CA; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

all on mount: lower right in graphite: Yavno; lower right verso in graphite: Kuniyoshi at Easel / Old New York 1941; all by later hands: lower right verso in graphite: 9/J / vintage print / archivally fixed & washed / 2/22/81 / B109 / 1/A-149

Wikidata ID

Q64157865

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