The Embankment

1911

Alvin Langdon Coburn

Associated Names
Alvin Langdon Coburn

Artist, British, born United States, 1882 - 1966

The image shows a nighttime scene from a riverbank, looking down a winding river with a low horizon. A large dome is faintly visible in the distance, surrounded by buildings and trees. A row of spherical streetlights casts a warm glow along the left side of the image, reflecting on the water. The artwork or photo creates a moody effect with an emphasis on lights and shadows in a muted color palette of dark tones and subtle whites.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David Mahoney and Winn Ellis

  • Dimensions

    image: 17 × 16.3 cm (6 11/16 × 6 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 18.3 × 16.7 cm (7 3/16 × 6 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.68.11

  • Volume Title

    A Door in the Wall and Other Stories

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Butterfields, April 1988, lot 4727); David Mahoney, San Francisco; gift to NGA, 2024.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso of mat, by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: A.L. Coburn / Photogravure Ex London [crossed out] / Door in The Wall

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