Front / Recto
- Title Right Eye (Rechtes Auge)
- Negative Date 1929
- Print Date 1929–33
- Medium Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions Image 7 x 9 5/16" (17.8 x 23.6 cm)
- Place Taken Gera
- Credit Line Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Mrs. Flora S. Straus, by exchange
- MoMA Accession Number 1620.2001
Back / Verso
- Mount Type No mount
- Marks and Inscriptions Inscribed in black ink on sheet verso, top left: Archief Ooge [underlined]. Inscribed in pencil on sheet verso, top center: rechtes Auge. Stamped in black ink on sheet verso, center: Linden-Verlag/München. Stamped in black ink on sheet verso, center right: 6. DEC. 1933. Inscribed in pencil on sheet verso, center: 1929/c. Inscribed in pencil on sheet verso, center left: P5–64. Stamped in black ink on sheet verso, center right: Edition "Tilleul"/Paris. Stamped twice in black ink on sheet verso, center: aenne biermann, gera, d.w.b./nr. [inscribed in pencil on number line inside artist's stamp: 1929c]. Inscribed in black ink on sheet verso, right: 1 [circled] and [illegible] 50/[illegible] 30. Inscribed in pencil on sheet verso, bottom center: 8 1/2 [illegible].
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Provenance
The artist, Gera, Germany. Willem Diepraam, Amsterdam; sold through Sotheby's New York (sale 6599, lot 268) to Thomas Walther, October 6, 1994 [1]; purchased by The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2001.
[1] Sotheby’s invoice no. 6599 125, October 5, 1994.
Surface
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Retouch Detail
Detail showing aqueous retouching applied with a brush. The area of detail is 60 x 105 mm. Department of Conservation, MoMA - Surface Sheen Glossy
- Techniques Retouching (additive) Enlargement Ferrotyping Retouching in negative
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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) 0.28
- UV Fluorescence Recto negative Verso negative
- Fiber Analysis Softwood bleached sulfite 93% Hardwood bleached sulfite 7%
- Material Techniques Developing-out paper
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XRF
This work was determined to be a gelatin 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: P, S, Cl, Ca, Zn, Sr, Ag, Ba, Pb
- Verso: Al, Si, P, S, K, Ca, Zn, Sr, Ba, Pb
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, Si, 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, Pb
In Context
Related Images
Spread from Aenne Biermann and Franz Roh. Aenne Biermann: 60 Fotos. Berlin: Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1930. The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York. Left: Aenne Biermann. Untitled. Right: Aenne Biermann. Untitled
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