Shattenspiel (Shadow play)

1928

Franz Weiser

Associated Names
Franz Weiser

Artist, Austrian, 1892 - 1970

This is a photograph of a shadow cast on a paved surface. The image captures the shadow of a figure holding a long object against a flat, textured ground. The light source seems strong and positioned at an angle, creating a clear shadow on the grey surface. In the background, there is a grassy verge bordered by a curb, with poles or trees casting shadows on the grass.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Richard and Judith Smooke Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 14.9 x 11.6 cm (5 7/8 x 4 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.11.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, Vienna; (Galerie Johannes Faber, Vienna); NGA purchase, 2005.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

All on verso: stamped in center in purple ink: FRANZ WEISER-WIEN; lower center in graphite: Schattenspiel/1928; across bottom edge in graphite: SCHATTENSPIEL, WIEN, 1928; lower right in graphite: FW#1

Wikidata ID

Q64147704

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