Venice

1957, printed c. 1980

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

This is a photograph of an urban street scene captured in low light. The image shows a street with a closed shop front on the left, its metal rolling shutter casting stripes of shadow on the pavement. To the right is a textured wall with dark shadows where ambient light struggles to reach. Above, a small section of an angular metal structure contributes to the industrial atmosphere of the scene. Patches of light suggest a partly obscured sign reading "ELLAN" on the left, while an orange sphere adds a splash of warm color to the right. The play of light and shadow creates a mysterious and atmospheric narrative.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. David C. Ruttenberg, Ruttenberg Arts Foundation, Chicago, Illinois; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1992

  • Dürer to Diebenkorn: Recent Acquisitions of Art of Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1992, no. 85.

Bibliography

1980

  • Stevens, Nancy. "Harry Callahan: A man revered for his black and white observations has been quietly working in color for years," American Photographer (October 1980), illus. p.70.

  • Harry Callahan: Color, Providence, [Rhode Island], 1980, illus. pl.31.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Harry Callahan; lower right verso in graphite: #18

Wikidata ID

Q64154740

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