Shadow of the Eiffel Tower

1928

Germaine Krull

Associated Names
Germaine Krull

Artist, Dutch, born Germany, 1897 - 1985

The image displays an aerial view of an urban landscape. A tall structure casts a shadow over a park with defined paths and trees. The photo is captured from a high vantage point, likely the tall structure. In the distance are several multistory buildings along straight roads. The perspective is top-down with no visible horizon. The black and white photo uses various shades of gray to highlight contrasts between shadowy and sunlit areas. Buildings and roads are outlined, and trees create dark patches in the park.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    R. K. Mellon Family Foundation

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.5 × 15.2 cm (8 7/8 × 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2003.10.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York); NGA purchase, 2003.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • In Light of the Past: Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Collecting Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 3 – July 26, 2015

Bibliography

1928

  • Fells, Florent. "Dans Toute sa Force." Vu 11 (13 May 1928), 284.

1999

  • Sichel, Kim. Germaine Krull: Photographer of Modernity. Cambridge (Massachusetts), 1999: pl. 6.7.

Wikidata ID

Q64154254

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