Still Life with Utamaro and Vermeer

1987

Josef Levi

Associated Names
Josef Levi

Artist, American, born 1938

The image shows two individuals placed next to each other. On the left side is a person depicted in a classic Japanese-style portrayal, with a white-painted face featuring slender eyes and thin lips. They have black hair styled in a traditional updo with yellow hairpins and wear clothing with a blue, white, and orange-red floral pattern. The person on the right is from a well-known Western artwork, with their upper body slightly turned. They have a textured face, light brown hair partially covered by a headscarf, and wear a simple top with a white collar and a pearl earring. The background is neutral with shades of grey.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Werner H. and Sarah-Ann Kramarsky

  • Dimensions

    image: 57.2 x 83.2 cm (22 1/2 x 32 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 71.1 x 96.5 cm (28 x 38 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.92.2


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Werner H. Kramarsky, New York, NY; gift to NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: AP 2/10; lower right in graphite: Josef Levi 1987

Watermarks

ARCHES / FRANCE

Wikidata ID

Q75400658

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