Found Negative

1948

Frederick Sommer

Associated Names
Frederick Sommer

Artist, American, born Italy, 1905 - 1999

The image shows irregular shapes and lines across the canvas in a pattern of contrasting white and black areas. Scattered dots are present among the shapes, adding complexity to the composition.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 19.6 × 24.3 cm (7 11/16 × 9 9/16 in.)
    mount: 28.2 × 34.2 cm (11 1/8 × 13 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.125

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Collection of the William Hill Land & Cattle Co., LLC, Texas; (sale, Christie's, New York); Nancy Richardson, New York; (sale, Sotheby's, New York); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: Frederick Sommer 1948; upper left: Found Negative

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