Pit with Veil
Artist
Ringl and Pit
(German, active 1930 - 1933)
Artist
Grete Stern
(Argentinian (born Germany), 1904 - 1999)
Artist
Ellen Auerbach
(American, born Germany, 1906 - 2004)
CultureGerman
Date1930
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 6 1/2 × 7 3/4 in. (16.5 × 19.7 cm)
SignedIt is inscribed, verso, with title and date in pencil by Ellen Auerbach, ringl + pit copyright stamp, and annotated: "from original neg. Print by: Ellen Auerbach" in pencil.
Credit LineMuseum purchase, in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank
Object number2021.47.1
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a gelatin silver print that depicts the face of a figure, identified as Ellen Auerbach (“Pit”), looking through a veil into the camera with feathers adorning her head.ProvenanceRobert Mann Gallery in New York | Chrysler Museum of Art
