Train--Transportation

1941-1945

Robert Frank

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Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image displays a snow-covered landscape with a train running parallel to a line of telephone poles. Snow-capped mountains form the horizon, overlooking a small town below. The sky is clear. In the foreground, there is a snowbank sloping down to a river or canal. The train moves along the tracks next to the poles, creating linear perspective. The scene is depicted in black and white, with various shades of gray, white, and soft shadows adding depth and texture.
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Provenance

The artist, New York; gift to NGA, 1994.

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Wikidata ID

Q64161045

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