Stadt 10/06A (Berlin)

2001

Frank Thiel

Associated Names
Frank Thiel

Artist, German, born 1966

This is a photograph of a complex scaffolding structure surrounding a large construction site. The image showcases an extensive network of metal scaffolding, intricately crisscrossing and interlocking. The structure is dominated by vertical and horizontal beams, forming a grid pattern that suggests the framework for a large building under construction. The metal tubes and bars vary in color, with some sections highlighted in bright hues. The background features portions of unfinished walls with curved and angular elements. Overall, the image captures the scale and intricacy of modern construction techniques.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Heather Podesta Collection

  • Dimensions

    framed: 193.04 × 266.7 × 3.81 cm (76 × 105 × 1 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.99.4

  • Copyright

    © Frank Thiel / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn Courtesy: Sean Kelly, New York

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sean Kelly Gallery, New York); (sale, Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, 13 November 2009, lot 196); Heather Podesta, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2021.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, top center in black ink: Stadt 10/06/A / (Berlin) / 2001 / 175x250cm / Edition 02/04 / Frank Thiel ‘2001; typed on Sean Kelly Gallery label affixed to top right in black ink: Frank Thiel / Stadt 10/06/A (Berlin), 2001 / framed chromogenic print face mounted to Plexiglas / framed: 71 x 107-7/8 inches (180.3 x 274 cm) / edition of 4, (#2 / 4) / signed and dated 2001 on verso / Inv# FT-10/06/A.L.2

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