A Door in the Wall

1911

Alvin Langdon Coburn

Associated Names
Alvin Langdon Coburn

Artist, British, born United States, 1882 - 1966

The image shows a wooden door within a brick wall. Vegetation is growing above the wall, partially covering it. The door is in focus, with a soft, slightly grainy texture. The color palette is monochrome, with shades of black, white, and various grays. A strip of road and sidewalk leads up to the door, indicating the separation between the built structure and the street.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David Mahoney and Winn Ellis

  • Dimensions

    image: 20 × 15.7 cm (7 7/8 × 6 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 21.9 × 16.7 cm (8 5/8 × 6 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.68.13

  • 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 A door in the Wall

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