Untitled
1989, printed 2004
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View on museum website →Medium
inkjet print
Dimensions
image: 60.2 x 39.6 cm (23 11/16 x 15 9/16 in.) sheet: 77.4 x 56.3 cm (30 1/2 x 22 3/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Anonymous Gift
Accession Number
2005.158.89
Art Historical Context
Robert Bergman's *Untitled* (1989, printed 2004) is a compelling inkjet print from the National of Art's photography collection, acquired through an anonymous gift. Captured in the vibrant final years of the 20th, this photograph exemplifies Bergman's mastery of the medium, with its image measuring 60.2 x 39.6 cm on a larger 77.4 x 56.3 cm sheet. The work resides in the CPH department, highlighting its place among significant photographic holdings. Inkjet printing, a technique advanced by the early 2000s, allowed for this high-fidelity reproduction of Bergman's original 1989 negative or trans...
About the Artist
Robert Bergman
Robert Bergman, born in Orleans in 1944, emerged as one of America's most profound portrait photographers through a deeply personal, self-directed path. His early life remains sparsely documented, but he began experimenting with photography as a child and committed seriously to the medium in his early twenties during the mid-1960s, initially capturing black-and-white street scenes. Without formal...