Berlin

1930

György Kepes

Associated Names
György Kepes

Artist, American, born Hungary, 1906 - 2001

This is a photograph of automobiles parked along a cobblestone street with a strong light source casting long shadows. The image captures an urban setting where vintage vehicles are lined up on the side of a street, illuminated by low, bright sunlight that stretches shadows across the paved surface. The perspective is from street level, adding a dramatic play of light and shadow, with the silhouette of an individual in the foreground whose shadow extends prominently across the frame. The texture of the cobblestones contrasts with the smooth surfaces of the vehicles.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Fern M. Schad

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 8.9 × 10.2 cm (3 1/2 × 4 in.)
    mount: 41.2 × 33.2 cm (16 1/4 × 13 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.206.8


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fern Schad, New York; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right of mount in graphite: Gyorgy Kepes 1930; lower left: 7/25; on verso, by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: RWFA 2192; lower left: #1


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