New York

1977

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

A black circle is in the foreground with a toy car and a glass bottle on a windowsill behind it. The image has shades of black and white, suggesting a monochrome palette. The toy car is placed slightly left of center on the windowsill, with the glass bottle next to it on the right. The word "NEW YORK" is etched on the bottom part of the window frame from left to right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 32.8 x 24.8 cm (12 15/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 35.4 x 27.9 cm (13 15/16 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.65.5

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

PaceWildensteinMacGill, New York, NY; purchased with donated funds by NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Frank, Robert. The Lines of My Hand. New York, 1989: pl. 100.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: Pablo's Bottle - Monica's Car at Bleecker - 1977; lower right in black ink: Robert Frank; all by later hands: upper left verso in graphite: 183-VI; upper right verso in graphite: RF.221 / 183-VI / LOMH 100; lower left verso in graphite: 230 [crossed out] / 229

Wikidata ID

Q64161405

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