Amantenango, Virgin and Child
Artist
Ellen Auerbach
(American, born Germany, 1906 - 2004)
Artist
Eliot Porter
(American, 1901 - 1990)
Date1956
MediumDye transfer print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 10 9/16 × 7 3/16 inches (26.82 × 18.26 cm)
Mount: 14 × 10 inches (35.56 × 25.4 cm)
Mount: 14 × 10 inches (35.56 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Jack and Judy Stern
Object number2018.63.18
SignedArtist's stamp with signature on mount verso, center, in black ink with black pen: "Eliot Porter Ellen Auerbach / PHOTOGRAPH / BY / AUERBACH-PORTER"
InscribedOn mount verso, upper left, in black pen: "No. 35-31 / Amantenango"
MarkingsOn mount verso, upper left, in pencil: "172-PA103";
On mount verso, upper left, in pencil: "Crowned virgin & child";
On mount verso upper right, in black pen: "rmg17108";
On mount verso, lower left, in pencil: "sg/1601/0"
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DescriptionImage of Virgin and child; carved female figure wearing long dress with white fabric covering draped over her head and extending to the floor. She holds a small child wearing a pink and yellow dress. Both figures wear gold crowns. A shimmery floral garland is displayed above them with carved columns flanking the sides.ProvenanceDr. Jack and Judy Stern, Rye, NY;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.
Copyright© 1990 Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
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