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Edward Steichen
The Silhouette, 4 a.m., Meudon1908, printed 1940s

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High-contrast black and white photograph of a standing figure in full silhouette, draped in a long cloak, backlit by a glowing light source against a dark, open landscape

Edward Steichen, The Silhouette, 4 a.m., Meudon, 1908, printed 1940s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Edward Steichen
Luxembourg, active United States, 1879-1973
Title
The Silhouette, 4 a.m., Meudon
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1908, printed 1940s
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 10 11/16 × 13 11/16 in. (27.1 × 34.7 cm) Primary support: 10 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (27.6 × 35.2 cm) Secondary support: 13 × 16 in. (33 × 40.6 cm) Mat: 22 × 18 in. (55.88 × 45.72 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation
Accession Number
M.87.74.3
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Levkoff, Mary L. Rodin in His Time: The Cantor Gifts to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1994.
  • Finckh, Gerhard, ed. Degas - Rodin: Wettlauf der Giganten zur Moderne. Wuppertal: Von der Heydt-Museum, 2016.
Copyright
© The Estate of Edward Steichen / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York