Pont des Arts, Paris

1931

Ilse Bing

Associated Names
Ilse Bing

Artist, American, born Germany, 1899 - 1998

The image shows a unique perspective of a bridge, with a person sitting on a stone pathway next to a body of water. The bridge has intricate iron framework and stone pillars, crossing diagonally in the scene. People are walking on the bridge, silhouetted against the sky with buildings in the distance. The horizon is not clearly visible. The color palette is monochrome, giving a historic feel. The water reflects light and the cobblestones show texture.
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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

1998

  • Ilse Bing: Vision of a Century. Exh. cat. Edwynn Houk Gallery. New York, 1998: p. 53.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: PCI / P1; all on mount: upper left stamped in black ink: FOTO / ILSE BING / PARIS / 1931; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: PCI

Wikidata ID

Q64155168

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