Two monks sitting on a patio of cloister Xylokastron in the mountain chain of the Meteora near Kalabaka, Greece

Artist Alfred Eisenstaedt (American, born Poland, 1898 - 1995)

Date1934

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 11 11/16 × 9 7/16 inches (29.69 × 23.97 cm)
Mount: 18 7/8 × 13 1/2 inches (47.94 × 34.29 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2016.75.66.80

SignedSigned on mount recto, lower right, in black pen: "Eisenstaedt"

InscribedDated on mount recto, lower left, in black pen: "1934"; Inscribed on mount verso, top, in blue pen: "2 monks sitting on a patio of cloister Xylocastron in the Mountain chain of the Meteors / near Kalabaka (Province of Thessaly) Greece, 1934".

MarkingsNumbered on mount verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "83"

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DescriptionImage of two bearded monks seated against stone ledge with large rock formations behind them; they are wearing dark cloaks and hats.Provenance

Provenance

The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.

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