Horgász-stég (Fisherman's Dock)

c. 1930

Olga Máté

Associated Names
Olga Máté

Artist, Hungarian, 1878 - 1961

The image depicts a wooden pier viewed from a tilted perspective, creating a dynamic angle. The composition is dominated by the pier's structural lines, with diagonal alignments leading the eye. The pier's stilts and ladder cast reflections on calm water, creating vertical lines contrasting with horizontal textures. There is no visible horizon, with parallel lines and boat positioning guiding the perspective inward. The color palette is monochromatic, emphasizing the contrast between light reflecting off the water and darker elements. The overall impact is one of stillness and reflection, playing with light and shadow to showcase structure and fluidity.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22.38 × 17.46 cm (8 13/16 × 6 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.63.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York); NGA purchase, 2004.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso: by Olga Máté? or other hand, upper left in black ink on grey paper label printed Artist / Budapest-Hungary: Olga Máté; by Olga Máté? or other hand, lower right in red pencil: Máté; by other hand, center: R21/M.PH.; by other hand, lower left in blue ink: Horgász-stég T. / 75.64.; by different hand, lower left in graphite: 30 / CHG-021203; lower center in graphite: PF28495H; lower right in graphite: PO312012

Wikidata ID

Q64158565