The Steps
Artist
Alexander Rodchenko
(Russian, 1891 - 1956)
Date1929; printed ca. 1955
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 5 13/16 × 8 5/8 inches (14.76 × 21.91 cm)
Sheet: 6 5/16 × 9 1/8 inches (16.03 × 23.18 cm)
Sheet: 6 5/16 × 9 1/8 inches (16.03 × 23.18 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.54.18
Signednone
InscribedOn sheet verso, center in pink colored pencil: “Pogrehko”;
On sheet verso, lower right, in blue pen: “A. Pogrehko”;
Black stamp on sheet verso, center, in black ink: “univ. prof. ing. lubomir linhart / praha 2 – nové mĕsto, ladova č.7”.
MarkingsOn sheet verso, lower right, in blue pen with black marker: “← 245 MM →”;
On sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: “PF47027”.
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DescriptionImage of woman wearing long coat and heels carrying child up large exterior staircase. Bright light casts her shadow behind her and the stairs create harsh diagonal lines leading to lower right corner.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
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Nona Faustine
2013; printed 2024
2024.55.2
