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W. A. Smoking

Artist ringl + pit (German, active 1929 - 1933)
Date1931
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 9/16 × 5 11/16 inches (19.2 × 14.45 cm)
Sheet: 7 7/8 × 6 inches (19.99 × 15.24 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Seth and Erin Neubardt
Object number2018.62.58
SignedArtist's stamp on sheet verso, center, in black ink with pencil: "COPYRIGHT / RINGL + PIT"
InscribedOn sheet verso, center, in pencil: "#44 / / Photo / Ellen Auerbach"; On sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "W.A. smoking / 1931 / Print E. Auerbach".
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper left, in pencil: "183-RP047"; On sheet verso, upper right, in pencil: "3964".
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DescriptionImage of man with shaved head smoking a cigarette; a thin veil of smoke partially obscures the right half of his face.Provenance

Dr. Seth and Erin Neubardt, Rye, NY;

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.

Copyright© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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