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Joan Fontcuberta
Centaurus Neandertalensis: Friendly Posture of the Specimen1989

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of a dark-furred dog rearing on its hind legs, its long mane silhouetted against pale sky and bare trees, a hand gripping a leash from the right edge

Joan Fontcuberta, Pere Formiguera, Centaurus Neandertalensis: Friendly Posture of the Specimen, 1989, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Graham and Susan Nash in honor of the museum's twenty-fifth anniversary, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Joan Fontcuberta
Artist or Maker
Pere Formiguera
Title
Centaurus Neandertalensis: Friendly Posture of the Specimen
Place Made
Spain
Date Made
1989
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 14 1/8 × 15 1/2 in. (35.88 × 39.37 cm) Primary support: 15 11/16 × 19 11/16 in. (39.85 × 50.01 cm) Mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 60.96 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Graham and Susan Nash in honor of the museum's twenty-fifth anniversary
Accession Number
M.90.75.36
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Joan Fontcuberta