Michael Mazur

The Model, Her Shadow and Mine
1967

This is an artwork featuring a large black silhouette of a figure against a white background. Within the silhouette, there is a cutout revealing a smaller, detailed image of a seated nude figure. The artwork includes text at the bottom, suggesting it is part of a limited series and is signed by the artist.
This is an artwork featuring a large black silhouette of a figure against a white background. Within the silhouette, there is a cutout revealing a smaller, detailed image of a seated nude figure. The artwork includes text at the bottom, suggesting it is part of a limited series and is signed by the artist.

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Date
1967

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and aquatint

Dimensions
Sheet: 38 × 24 7/8in. (96.5 × 63.2 cm) Plate (Upper, Irregular): 22 7/16 × 17 5/16in. (57 × 44 cm) Plate (Lower, Irregular): 16 1/2 × 9 5/8in. (41.9 × 24.4 cm)

Accession number
68.69.5

Series
Diptych "The Model"

Edition
17/50

Publication
Printed by Michael Mazur; published by Associated American Artists

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Paul J. Schupf

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/5666

Michael Mazur
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