Angler auf der Brücke (Anglers on the Bridge)

c. 1930

attributed to Else Thalemann

Associated Names
Else Thalemann

Artist, German, 1901 - 1984

This is a photograph of two figures leaning over a stone wall with visible numbers. The image depicts a large stone wall with printed numbers 213, 214, 215, 216, and 217. One figure is climbing over the wall with their legs extended while the other figure, wearing a coat and hat, stands and leans over the wall. Several long rods or poles are propped against the wall, and there’s a small bucket or container on the ground next to the poles. The perspective of the photograph is from a low angle, emphasizing the height of the wall against the empty sky above. The overall tone of the image is monochromatic.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, lower center typed in blue ink on white paper: No. 3148 Angler auf der Brücke / Atelier: Thalemann, Berlin; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: 8691; bottom right: $6000.

Wikidata ID

Q64145040

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