Solid in Space – Enlarged | Object:Photo

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Title Solid in Space – Enlarged (Těleso v Prostoru–Zvětšeno)
Negative Date 1935
Print Date 1935–55
Medium Two gelatin silver prints in overmat
Dimensions Image 11 7/16 x 9 3/16" (29 x 23.4 cm)
Mount 16 7/8 × 11 7/8" (42.9 × 30.1 cm)
Place Taken Prague
Credit Line Thomas Walther Collection. Frances Keech Bequest, by exchange
MoMA Accession Number 1686.2001

Mount Type Mount (original)
Marks and Inscriptions Signed in black ink on overmat recto, bottom right: těleso v prostoru–zvětšeno./II. roč. fotogr. j. hatláková. Inscribed in pencil on mount recto, bottom right: Slavá Hatláková/1935/Gegenstand im Raum. Inscribed in pencil on mount recto, bottom right: 85-09-028/029. Inscribed in pencil on mount verso, bottom right: Hatlakova P 8509028/29.
Provenance The artist; to the artist's estate [1]; probably through Suzanne Pastor to Galerie Rudolf Kicken, Cologne, c. 1990 [2]; to Peter Berg, New York, c. 1991 [3]; to Walter F. Maibaum Fine Arts Inc., New York, c. 1992 [4]; purchased by Adam J. Boxer, Brooklyn, N.Y., October 1992 [5]; to Jack Banning + Associates, New York, 1994 [6]; to Ubu Gallery, New York [7]; purchased by Thomas Walther, January 21, 1997 [8]; purchased by The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2001.
[1] MacGill/Walther 2001(3), p. 7.
[2] Adam Boxer, e-mail to Maria Morris Hambourg, November 25, 2013.
[3] MacGill/Walther 2001(3), p. 7; and Boxer, e-mail to Hambourg.
[4] MacGill/Walther 2001(3), p. 7; and Boxer, e-mail to Hambourg.
[5] MacGill/Walther 2001(3), p. 7; Boxer, e-mail to Hambourg; and Walter F. Maibaum Fine Arts Inc. invoice, October 22, 1992.
[6] MacGill/Walther 2001(3), p. 7.
[7] Ibid.; and Boxer, e-mail to Hambourg.
[8] Ubu Gallery invoice, January 21, 1997.

Surface Sheen Glossy
Techniques Retouching (additive)
Enlargement
Ferrotyping
Contact print
Retouching (reductive)
PTM

View of the recto of the artwork made using reflectance transformation imaging (RTI) software, which exaggerates subtle surface details and renders the features of the artwork plainly visible. Department of Conservation, MoMA
Micro-raking

Raking-light close-up image, as shot. Area of detail is 6.7 x 6.7 mm. Department of Conservation, MoMA

Raking-light close-up image, processed. Processing included removal of color, equalization of the histogram, and sharpening, all designed to enhance visual comparison. Department of Conservation, MoMA

Raking-light close-up image, as shot. The surface area of the sample measures 1 x 1.35 cm.

Raking-light close-up image, processed. Processing included removal of color, equalization of the histogram, and sharpening, all designed to enhance visual comparison. The image is cropped to 1024 x 1024 pixels and depicts a surface area of 6.7 x 6.7 mm.