Lena Liv
The Threshold

The Threshold
The Threshold
The Threshold
ArtistRussian, born 1952
CultureRussian
Titles
  • The Threshold
  • La Soglia
Date1991
MediumGelatin silver print, blue powder and coal in iron casting
DimensionsOverall: 67 11/16 × 48 1/16 in. (172 × 122 cm)
Image: 59 7/16 × 21 5/8 in. (151 × 55 cm)
Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.1555
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceArtist.

Bought by Manfred Heiting from Galerie Heidi Reckermann on 10/14/1987.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "Contemporary Photos from the Manfred Heiting Collection" at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 5/17 through 8/10/03.
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2006
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2007
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Front overall
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2020
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