London

1936

Edith Tudor-Hart

Associated Names
Edith Tudor-Hart

Artist, British, born Austria-Hungary, 1908 - 1973

This is a photograph of an urban courtyard scene. It is taken from above, showing a small and narrow courtyard surrounded by brick walls. A clothesline with white cloths is hung in the courtyard. On the rooftop, there's a large metal basin attached to the wall, and two chairs are placed on an uneven surface. The scene is intimate and crowded, focusing on the assortment of objects and textures typical of an urban setting. Shadows and light create depth, highlighting the gritty and lived-in quality of the environment. The overall mood conveys daily life in a compact urban space.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Julia J. Norrell, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2007; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top center in black pencil: LONDON / 1936; center: 24/2; center right in graphite: PETT131; center on white label typed in black ink: Photograph by / [underlined] EDITH TUDOR HART / copyright: / W. SUSCHITZSKY / Flat 11, DOUGLAS HOUSE / 6, Maida Avenue / London W2 1TG Tel: 723 6269; lower center in black pencil: MG1; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 2007.010.009

Wikidata ID

Q64147057

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