Untitled

1980

Ursula Schulz-Dornburg

Associated Names
Ursula Schulz-Dornburg

Artist, German, born 1938

The image shows a low-angle perspective of a flat, expansive marshland. The wet ground is muddy, reflecting the light of the overcast sky. Several traditional straw huts are scattered in the distance, some with small boats nearby. Reeds emerge from the water, dotting the landscape. The horizon line is placed towards the upper quarter of the image, emphasizing the vastness. The photograph is in black and white, capturing the scene with a muted palette of grays, emphasizing textures and contrasts of the natural and man-made elements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gregory and Aline Gooding

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 23.8 × 29.3 cm (9 3/8 × 11 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.161.14


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gregory V. Gooding, New York; gift to NGA (through Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, CA), 2017.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom in graphite: Ua S-D Irak 1980; by artist, top center in graphite: R; center in graphite circled: 31; lower right printed in black ink on applied label: FOTO u. COPYRIGHT / URSULA SCHULZ-DORNBURG / KAISER-FRIEDRICH-RING 25 / 4000 DÜSSELDORF 11 / TEL. 02 11/57 4083


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