Front / Recto
- Title Still Life with Egg and Twine (Stilleben mit Ei und Schnur)
- Negative Date 1932
- Print Date 1932–34
- Medium Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions Image 8 1/8 × 10 1/8" (20.7 × 25.7 cm)
- Place Taken Berlin
- Credit Line Thomas Walther Collection. Acquired through the generosity of Peter Norton
- MoMA Accession Number 1663.2001
- Copyright © 2015 Galería Jorge Mara-La Ruche/ The Estate of Horacio Coppola
Back / Verso
- Mount Type No mount
- Marks and Inscriptions Signed in pencil on sheet verso, bottom right: Horacio Coppola/London, 1934. Inscribed in pencil on sheet verso, bottom center: PF 25463.
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Provenance
The artist; to Thomas Walther, probably 1986 [1]; purchased by The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2001.
[1] MacGill/Walther 2001(3), p. 6.
Surface
- Surface Sheen Semireflective
- Techniques Enlargement
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PTM
Detail view of the recto of the artwork made using reflectance transformation imaging (RTI) software, which exaggerates subtle surface details and renders the features of the artwork plainly visible. Department of Conservation, MoMA -
Micro-raking
Raking-light close-up image, as shot. Area of detail is 6.7 x 6.7 mm. Department of Conservation, MoMA
Raking-light close-up image, processed. Processing included removal of color, equalization of the histogram, and sharpening, all designed to enhance visual comparison. Department of Conservation, MoMA
Paper Material
- Format Metric
- Weight Double weight
- Thickness (mm) 0.30
- UV Fluorescence Recto negative Verso negative
- Fiber Analysis Softwood bleached sulfite 95% Hardwood bleached sulfite 5%
- Material Techniques Developing-out paper
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XRF
This work was determined to be agelatin silver print via X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry.
The following elements have been positively identified in the work, through XRF readings taken from its recto and verso (or from the mount, where the verso was not accessible):
- Recto: S, Cl, Ca, Zn, Sr, Ag, Ba
- Verso: Al, P, S, K, Ca, Zn, Sr, Ba
The graphs below show XRF spectra for three areas on the print: two of the recto—from areas of maximum and minimum image density (Dmax and Dmin)—and one of the verso or mount. The background spectrum represents the contribution of the XRF instrument itself. The first graph shows elements identified through the presence of their characteristic peaks in the lower energy range (0 to 8 keV). The second graph shows elements identified through the presence of their characteristic peaks in the higher energy range (8 to 40 keV).
Areas examined: Recto (Dmax: black; Dmin: green), Verso or Mount (blue), Background (red)
Elements identified: Al, P, S, Cl, K, Ca, Ag, Ba
Areas examined: Recto (Dmax: black; Dmin: green), Verso or Mount (blue), Background (red)
Elements identified: Zn, Sr, Ag
In Context
Related People
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Artist
Related Links
- Cultural Hubs Berlin
- Schools Bauhaus, 1919–33
