Untitled

Front / Recto

Mount Type No mount
Marks and Inscriptions Inscribed in pencil on sheet verso, top left: 42 [circled]. Stamped in black ink on sheet verso, top right: foto KINSZKI Imre. Inscribed in pencil on sheet verso, center: [wavy line]. Inscribed in pencil on sheet verso, bottom center: KC 42.
Provenance The artist; to Karoly Danassy (1904–1996) [1]; to Csaba Morocz, Paris, 1996 [2]; to Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, 1996 [3]; purchased by Thomas Walther, February 20, 1998 [4]; purchased by The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2001.
[1] Csaba Morocz, e-mail to Simon Bieling, June 11, 2005. Karoly Danassy was an acquaintance of the artist.
[2] MacGill/Walther 2001(3), p. 11; and Alicia Colen (Howard Greenberg Gallery), e-mail to Maria Morris Hambourg, October 25, 2013.
[3] MacGill/Walther 2001(3), p. 11.
[4] Howard Greenberg Gallery invoice no. 98-231, February 20, 1998.

Surface Sheen Semireflective
Techniques Enlargement
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

Format Metric
Weight Double weight
Thickness (mm) 0.38
UV Fluorescence Recto negative
Verso negative
Fiber Analysis Softwood bleached sulfite 97%
Hardwood bleached sulfite 2%
Rag 1%
Material Techniques Developing-out paper
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: Al, Si, P, S, Ca, Cr, Zn, Sr, Ag, Ba
- Verso: Al, Si, 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, Si, P, S, K, Ca, Cr, Ag, Ba

Areas examined: Recto (Dmax: black; Dmin: green), Verso or Mount (blue), Background (red)
Elements identified: Zn, Sr, Ag