"It Was So Windy in the Eiffel Tower," Paris

1931

Ilse Bing

Associated Names
Ilse Bing

Artist, American, born Germany, 1899 - 1998

This is a photograph of a group of people walking on a spiral staircase. The image shows an overhead view of a circular, metal mesh-enclosed staircase with intricate metal beams and structures. The staircase spirals downwards. The photograph is in black and white, emphasizing light and shadows. The composition highlights the geometric patterns formed by the stairs and handrails, contrasting with the moving figures.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York); purchased with donated funds from Marvin Breckinridge Patterson by NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1999

  • Photographs from the Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999.

Bibliography

1985

  • Ilse Bing: Three Decades of Photography. Exh. cat. New Orleans Museum of Art. New Orleans, 1985: pl. 3.

1998

  • Ilse Bing: Vision of a Century. Exh. cat. Edwynn Houk Gallery. New York, 1998: p. 45.

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: P29; all on mount: upper left stamped in black ink: FOTO / ILSE BING / 1931; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: #1

Wikidata ID

Q64155166

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