Corso

1931

Károly Escher

Associated Names
Károly Escher

Artist, Hungarian, 1890 - 1966

This is a photograph of a large assembly of people standing and sitting on the street. The image captures an aerial view of a dense gathering along a sidewalk lined with leafless trees. There are rows of benches occupied by individuals dressed in coats and hats, indicative of cooler weather. The open space allows for an organized pattern where people sit in orderly rows, creating a stark contrast with the bustling crowd standing nearby. The perspective from above emphasizes the patterns formed by the arrangement of the benches and the flow of pedestrians. The photograph's sepia tone suggests an era from the past.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York); Norman S. and Carolyn K. Carr, Washington, DC, 1996; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 2004; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Chance Encounters: Photographs from the Collection of Norman and Carolyn Kinder Carr, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, March 29–June 22, 2008

2011

  • Framed: Street Photography from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, February 3–April 17, 2011

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top right in graphite: ESCHER / 1931; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 2004.27

Wikidata ID

Q64156165

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