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Robyn Brentano: Nude in a String of Pearls (I)
Robyn Brentano: Nude in a String of Pearls (I)
Object number2003.47.6

Robyn Brentano: Nude in a String of Pearls (I)

Date1975
Artist (American, 1934-1987)
CultureAmerican
MediumGelatin silver print, printed later?
DimensionsImage: 14 9/16 x 14 15/16 in. (37 x 38 cm)
Sheet: 20 1/16 x 16 1/8 in. (51 x 41 cm)
Matted: 28 x 22 1/8 in. (71.1 x 56.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen Koch
On View
Not on view
Period20th c
Classification(s)
InscribedOn verso, by unidentified hand, lower center in pencil: ROBYN BRENTANO: NUDE IN A / STRING OF PEARLS / 1975; by Stephen Koch, Executor, lower right within estate # stamp in pencil: Stephen Koch / EPH1752; by unidentified hand, lower center edge in pencil: FLLAC2003.47.6
MarkingsOn verso, stamped lower right corner: FROM THE ESTATE #; stamped lower center: COPYRIGHT 19[87 in pencil] / THE ESTATE OF PETER HUJAR / NOT TO BE REPRODUCED IN ANY FORM / WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM / THE ESTATE; stamped lower left: THE ESTATE OF PETER HUJAR / STEPHEN KOCH EXECUTOR / PRINTED BY THE ARTIST
BibliographyKwinter, Taia. Peter Hujar: Speed of Life. New York: Aperture, 2017, p. 132, pl. 74 ; EPH 175-2 (Estate of Peter Hujar)ProvenanceGift of Stephen Koch
Exhibition HistoryPeter Hujar: Speed of Life, MAPFRE, Barcelona, Spain, January 26 - May 20, 2017
DescriptionPrinted on Agfa paper. A woman from the waist up lies atop plaid fabric with her hands behind her head, wearing only a string of pearls
Terms
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