Nan Goldin
Pawel on the beach laughing, Positano

Pawel on the beach laughing, Positano

© Nan Goldin

Pawel on the beach laughing, Positano
Pawel on the beach laughing, Positano
ArtistAmerican, born 1953
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Pawel on the beach laughing, Positano
Date1996
Place depictedPositano, Italy
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 26 × 38 1/2 in. (66 × 97.8 cm)
Frame (outer): 28 3/8 × 40 7/8 × 1 3/4 in. (72.1 × 103.8 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Nina and Michael Zilkha
Object number99.311
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Matthew Marks Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1999.
Exhibition History"Nan Goldin: Stories Retold," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 18 November 2007 - 30 March 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: There is a gallery label on the verso of the frame: "Matthew Marks Gallery / 523 West 24th Street, New York, New York 10011 Tel: 212-243-0200 / Nan Goldin / Pawel on the beach laughing, Positano / 1996 / Cibachrome / 30 x 40 inches / Edition 7/15 / GOLN.PH.4714".
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