Untitled

Front / Recto

Mount Type No mount - evidence previous mount
Marks and Inscriptions Stamped in black ink on sheet verso, center: LEE MILLER/8 EAST 48 St./N.Y. City.
Provenance The artist. Private collection, New York, 1982 [1]; sold through Sotheby's New York (sale 4956, lot 303) to a private collection, New York, November 10, 1982 [2]; consigned to Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York, 1983 [3]; purchased by Thomas Walther, March 1984 [4]; purchased by The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2001.
[1] MacGill/Walther 2001(3), p. 15.
[2] Ibid.; and Edwynn Houk Gallery invoice no. 1416, March 9, 1984.
[3] Houk invoice.
[4] Ibid.; and MacGill/Walther 2001(3), p. 15.

Surface Sheen Semireflective
Techniques Retouching (additive)
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 Unknown
Weight Double weight
Thickness (mm) 0.26
UV Fluorescence Recto negative
Verso negative
Fiber Analysis Softwood bleached sulfite 75%
Hardwood bleached sulfite 1%
Rag 8%
Bast 1%
Grass 16%
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: P, S, K, Ca, Zn, Sr, Ag, Ba
- Verso: Al, Si, P, S, K, Ca, Fe, 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, Ag, Ba

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