Object number2004.38.1
Face of a Dark Cow Lying Down, Hyrkin Farm
Date1978
Artist
Peter Hujar
(American, 1934-1987)
CultureAmerican
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 14 9/16 x 14 9/16 in. (37 x 37 cm)
Sheet: 20 1/16 x 16 1/8 in. (51 x 41 cm)
Matted: 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)
Sheet: 20 1/16 x 16 1/8 in. (51 x 41 cm)
Matted: 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen Koch
On View
Not on viewPeriod20th c
Classification(s)
InscribedOn verso, by unidentified hand, lower center in pencil: Face of a Dark Cow Lying Down / Hyrkin Farm / 1978; by Stephen Koch, Executor, lower right within estate # stamp in pencil: Stephen Koch / 8004-1/ EPH 1167-2; by unidentified hand, lower center edge in pencil: FLLAC2004.38.1
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. 168, pl. 107 ProvenanceGift of Stephen KochVassar Exhibitions
DescriptionPrinted on Agfa paper. Close up of a cow's face with the top of its hair tousled, blades of grass in the foreground and trees and other cows in the backgroundTerms
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