Front / Recto
- Title Untitled
- Negative Date c. 1928
- Print Date c. 1928–39
- Medium Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions Image 6 5/8 × 9" (16.9 × 22.9 cm)Sheet 7 1/16 × 9 7/16" (17.9 × 23.9 cm)
- Place Taken Dessau
- Credit Line Thomas Walther Collection. Stephen R. Currier Memorial Fund and gift of Art News Magazine, by exchange
- MoMA Accession Number 1769.2001
Back / Verso
- Mount Type No mount
- Marks and Inscriptions Signed in pencil on sheet verso, center right: LÖW. Inscribed in pencil on sheet verso, bottom right: TW 770703.
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Provenance
The artist, London [1]; purchased by Egidio Marzona, Berlin/Bielefeld [2]; to Galerie Berinson, Berlin, before 1990 [3]; purchased by Thomas Walther; purchased by The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2001.
[1] Egidio Marzona, conversation with Simon Bieling, Berlin, August 2005.
[2] MacGill/Walther 2001(3), p. 13; Marzona, conversation with Thomas Walther, Berlin, April 2014; and Hendrik Berinson, conversation with Bieling, Galerie Berinson, Berlin, February 18, 2005.
[3] MacGill/Walther 2001(3), p. 13; Marzona, conversation with Walther; and Berinson, conversation with Bieling.
Back Printing
Detail showing Agfa-Brovira manufacturer logo printed in ink on the verso of the photograph. In image processing, contrast was adjusted to enhance the readability of the logo. The area of detail is 1 x 3 cm. Department of Conservation, MoMA
Surface
- Surface Sheen Semireflective
- Techniques Enlargement
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PTM
Detail 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
Paper Material
- Format Metric
- Weight Double weight
- Thickness (mm) 0.29
- UV Fluorescence Recto negative Verso negative
- Fiber Analysis Softwood bleached alpha 98% Hardwood bleached sulfite 2%
- Material Techniques Developing-out paper Back printing
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XRF
This work was determined to be a gelatin silver print via X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry.
The following elements have been positively identified in the work, through XRF readings taken from its recto and verso (or from the mount, where the verso was not accessible):
- Recto: S, Ca, Zn, Sr, Ag, Ba
- Verso: Al, Si, P, S, K, Ca, Fe, Zn, Sr, Ba
The graphs below show XRF spectra for three areas on the print: two of the recto—from areas of maximum and minimum image density (Dmax and Dmin)—and one of the verso or mount. The background spectrum represents the contribution of the XRF instrument itself. The first graph shows elements identified through the presence of their characteristic peaks in the lower energy range (0 to 8 keV). The second graph shows elements identified through the presence of their characteristic peaks in the higher energy range (8 to 40 keV).
Areas examined: Recto (Dmax: black; Dmin: green), Verso or Mount (blue), Background (red)
Elements identified: Al, Si, P, S, K, Ca, Ag, Ba
Areas examined: Recto (Dmax: black; Dmin: green), Verso or Mount (blue), Background (red)
Elements identified: Fe, Zn, Sr, Ag
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