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Untitled

1958

Berenice Abbott

Associated Names

Berenice Abbott

Artist, American, 1898 - 1991

The image displays a seascape with the horizon at the center dividing the sky and water. A bridge spans across the horizon, with clouds above and water below. The sky is filled with textured clouds in various shades of gray. The water shows ripples, with rocks visible at the foreground. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of gray.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Rhea S. Schwartz and Paul Martin Wolff)
Dimensions

sheet: 20.3 × 25.3 cm (8 × 9 15/16 in.)
image: 20 × 25 cm (7 7/8 × 9 13/16 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.4893

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rhea S. Schwartz and Paul Martin Wolff, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2002; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: Berenice Abbott; artist stamp, center stamped with border in black ink: PHOTOGRAPH BY BERENICE ABBOTT / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Wikidata ID

Q64145216

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