Courbet’s mask from the photograph "Studio of the Painter: Courbet, 1990"

© Joel-Peter Witkin

Courbet’s mask from the photograph "Studio of the Painter: Courbet, 1990"

Currently not on view

Courbet’s mask from the photograph "Studio of the Painter: Courbet, 1990",

ca. 1990

Joel-Peter Witkin, American, born 1939
2004-87.2

Information

Title
Courbet’s mask from the photograph "Studio of the Painter: Courbet, 1990"
Dates

ca. 1990

Maker
Joel-Peter Witkin
Medium
Molded plaster mask painted silver
Dimensions
25.5 × 18.5 × 15 cm (10 1/16 × 7 5/16 × 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Object Number
2004-87.2
Place Made

North America, United States

Inscription
Signed on interior of mask: Witkin
Culture
American
Type
masks (costume), photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
Helmet, silver, masks (costume), paint

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