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Study, Charité, Berlin

A work made of inkjet print.

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  • A work made of inkjet print.

Date:

2015

Artist:

Thomas Struth
German, born 1954

About this artwork

This photograph, taken at the pathology studio of the Berlin Museum of Medical History at Charité Hospital, shows a display of moulages—three–dimensional hand–painted wax molds of diseased, injured, or malformed body parts. They were used frequently in the 19th century, before the widespread use of color photography, and, although few know the craft today, remain a useful educational tool. This found arrangement recalls drawing studies done by artists since the Renaissance. In Struth’s words, the image also offers a meditation on the medical world as “one field of technology, where the different interpretations of existence—physical, psychological, spiritual—come together or clash.”

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Thomas Struth

Title

Study, Charité, Berlin

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 2015

Medium

Inkjet print

Edition

1 of 6

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; inscribed and signed verso, on backboard, upper center, in black ink: -Study- / Charité, Berlin 2015 / 1/6 / Thomas Struth ; signed verso, on sticker affixed to backboard, center, in black ink: Thomas Struth

Dimensions

Image: 94 × 126 cm (37 1/16 × 49 5/8 in.); Frame: 133.6 × 101.6 × 4.5 cm (52 5/8 × 40 × 1 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Amanda Taub Veazie Acquisition Fund; through prior purchase with funds provided by of Harold Joachim in memory of Kathleen W. Harvey

Reference Number

2015.498

Extended information about this artwork

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