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Larry Fink (1941-2023) Oil on Canvas, Seated Woman - Larry Fink (1941-2023) Oil on Canvas, Seated Woman  A portrait of a nude seated woman, signed and dated for 1960 at the upper left.  Dimensions: 52 1/2in x 17in.  From ICP.ORG: Larry Fink was born in Brooklyn in 1941 and in the 1960s, studied with Lisette Model, who encouraged him to become a professional photographer. Fink is best known for his series  Social Graces , which explored social class in America in the 1970s by comparing two different worlds: that of urban New Yorkers at places like Studio 54 and that of rural, working class Pennsylvanians at events like birthday parties. His photographs have been published in  Vanity Fair ,   W ,   GQ ,   The New York Times Magazine , and  The New Yorker  and he has produced several books. Fink has taught for over forty years, most recently as a tenured professor at Bard College. He has received two Guggeneheim (1976 and 1979) and two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships (1978 and 1976).   Provenance: From a Pennsylvania collection. Condition: Scattered abrasions, surface dirt. The stretcher is broken and will need repair.