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Frantisek Drtikol
Nude & Ballcirca 1920

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of the top of a human head shot from below, dramatically backlit from above with deep shadow below and blazing white light at the crown
Artist or Maker
Frantisek Drtikol
Title
Nude & Ball
Place Made
Czechoslovakia
Date Made
circa 1920
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 8 9/16 × 11 1/4 in. (21.75 × 28.58 cm) Primary support: 8 9/16 × 11 1/4 in. (21.75 × 28.58 cm) Secondary support: 11 1/8 × 15 3/8 in. (28.26 × 39.05 cm) Tertiary Support: 13 × 18 in. (33.02 × 45.72 cm) Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.64 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.666
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography