Accession Number1989/2.18
TitleJean Arp, 1949
Artist(s)Arnold NewmanArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date1949Medium & Supportgelatin silver print on paperDimensions 16 15/16 in. x 14 in. ( 43 cm x 35.5 cm )
Credit LineMuseum PurchaseSubject matterPhotographic portrait of artist Jean Arp in extreme close-up exhibiting Newman’s signature style of incorporating undulating curves and smooth surfaces. Cropped to show only Arp’s his right eye, cheek, forehead, hand and a bit of his shirt cuff with a curving unidentifiable vertical form obscuring the sitter’s face, Newman infuses the photograph with modernist sensibility and abstract harmony.
Physical DescriptionPortrait of a man with his head resting on his hand showing only his right eye, cheek, forehead, hand and a bit of his shirt cuff with a curving unidentifiable vertical form to the right obscuring the sitter’s face.
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