Ordeal by Roses #16
Artist
Eikoh Hosoe
(Japanese, b. 1933)
CultureJapanese
Date1963
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 9 3/8 × 12 9/16 in. (23.8 × 31.9 cm)
Overall: 10 15/16 × 14 1/8 in. (27.8 × 35.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Overall: 10 15/16 × 14 1/8 in. (27.8 × 35.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
InscribedJapanese on LLC and Signature on LRC both below the image. Title, date and signature on verso.
Credit LineGift of Joyce F. and Robert B. Menschel
Object number2007.12.58
Not on view
DescriptionThis gelatin silver print is a surrealist image of men and women. An embracing couple floats towards the top and the lower half of a nude person is below them with one hand covering their genitals. An upside down man laying on his back with both hands behind this head is in the left corner and a collection of what looks like golf balls is above him.ProvenanceCollection of Robert B. and Joyce F. Menschel, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, Gift of Joyce F. and Robert B. Menschel, 2007
Unknown
Late Dynasty 5-early Dynasty 6, reigns of Unas or Pepy I, 2375-2287 B.C.E.
