Apartment Repainted, New York

1925

Paul Strand

Associated Names
Paul Strand

Artist, American, 1890 - 1976

This is a photograph of urban architecture. The image depicts a cluster of tall, rectangular buildings with flat roofs, characterized by their light-colored brick facades. Several windows punctuate each side of the buildings, some with closed blinds or curtains, while others remain open, allowing glimpses of shadowed interiors. Above the main building, a cylindrical water tower is prominently situated, contrasting with the angular lines of the structure beneath it. The foreground features a part of another building with a slanted roof and ornate detailing along the cornice.
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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

Untitled [verso]

Paul Strand

1925


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Strand Archive, Aperture Foundation, Millerton, NY; Southwestern Bell Corporation, St. Louis, MO; gift to NGA, 1991

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p. 158, illus. p.58 (recto only).

  • Paul Strand: An American Vision, National Gallery of Art; The Art Institute of Chicago; Saint Louis Art Museum; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco; Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990 - 1992, unnumbered catalogue.

1997

  • August Sander Archiv/SK Stiftung Kulture, Cologne, Germany, 22 May-10 August 1997.

Bibliography

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p. 158, illus. p. 58 (recto only)

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: EW-NY-#127 F II; by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: #66

Wikidata ID

Q64158653

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