Ahab 340, 368, 383, 1991
Artist
Carl Chiarenza
(American, born 1935)
Date1991
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 17 7/16 × 39 5/8 inches (44.29 × 100.65 cm)
Sheet: 19 3/4 × 42 1/4 inches (50.17 × 107.32 cm)
Mount and mat: 28 × 50 inches (71.12 × 127 cm)
Sheet: 19 3/4 × 42 1/4 inches (50.17 × 107.32 cm)
Mount and mat: 28 × 50 inches (71.12 × 127 cm)
Credit LineGift of Carl Chiarenza and Heidi Katz
Object number2023.16.1
SignedSigned on window mat recto, lower right, in pencil: “Carl Chiarenza”;
Signed on mount recto, lower right, in pencil: “Carl Chiarenza”.
InscribedOn window mat recto, lower left, in pencil: “Ahab 340, 368, 383, 1991”;
On mount recto, lower left, in pencil: “Ahab 340, 368, 383, 1991”, “Vintage prints cc”.
Markingsnone
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DescriptionTriptych composed of predominantly vertical overlapping shapes against a black background. On the far left is a small triangular shape with torn edges, a circular shape is near the center, and a fringed object with a reflective surface is on the far right.ProvenanceCarl Chiarenza, Rochester, NY;
Gifted to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2023.
Copyright© Carl Chiarenza
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