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Portrait Study from the series Metamorphosis through Light
Helmar Lerski (Swiss (active in Germany), 1871–1956)
1936
Medium/Technique
Photograph, gelatin silver print, hand retouched
Dimensions
Sheet: 29.21 x 23.49 cm (11 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Sophie M. Friedman Fund
Accession Number1985.32
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Photography
ClassificationsPhotographs
DescriptionIn his Metamorphosis through Light series, Lerski photographed construction engineer Leo Uschatz approximately 140 times.
ProvenanceGerd Sander, New York; purchased February 1985.