Front / Recto
- Title Untitled (Montage with Self-Portrait and Building)
- Negative Date 1926
- Print Date 1926–30
- Medium Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions Image 3 11/16 x 3 1/4" (9.4 x 8.3 cm)Mount 6 5/8 × 4 9/16" (16.8 × 11.6 cm)
- Place Taken Moscow
- Credit Line Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther
- MoMA Accession Number 1920.2001
Back / Verso
- Mount Type Mount (original)
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Marks and Inscriptions
Inscribed in pencil on mount verso, top left: Г.Зими/1926 [1].
[1] G. Zimin.
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Provenance
The artist. Natan Fedorowskij, Berlin [1]; to Galerie Berinson, Berlin [2]; purchased by Thomas Walther; given to The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2001.
[1] MacGill/Walther 2001(4), p. 16.
[2] Ibid.
Surface
- Surface Sheen Semireflective
- Techniques Mount Retouching (additive) Contact print Double exposure
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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
Paper Material
- Format Unknown
- UV Fluorescence Recto negative Verso no data
- Fiber Analysis No fiber data available
- Material Techniques Printing-out paper
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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: P, S, Cl, Ca, Zn, Sr, Ag, Ba, Pb
- Mount: Al, Si, S, K, Ca, Ti, Fe, Zn
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, Cl, K, Ca, Ti, Ag, Ba
Areas examined: Recto (Dmax: black; Dmin: green), Verso or Mount (blue), Background (red)
Elements identified: Fe, Zn, Sr, Ag, Pb
In Context
Related People
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Artist
Related Links
- Cultural Hubs Moscow
- Schools VKhUTEMAS, 1920–30
