Vaux (Chateau Thierry Sector)

1917-1918

Edward Steichen

Associated Names
Edward Steichen

Artist, American, 1879 - 1973

The image shows an aerial view of a landscape with ruins of a town. The buildings are in disrepair, with crumbled structures and collapsed roofs visible. The horizon is faintly seen in the distance. The scene is monochromatic with varying shades of sepia. Details of the broken architecture are captured, highlighting the texture of the scene. Roads and remnants of the settlement extend towards the horizon.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 29.9 x 38.5 cm (11 3/4 x 15 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 40 x 50 cm (15 3/4 x 19 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.108.1

  • Copyright

    © Estate of Edward Steichen

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Gary Edwards Gallery, Washington, DC); NGA purchase, 2000.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2016

  • World War I and American Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia; The New-York Historical Society, New York; Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, 2016 - 2018, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

lower center in black ink: VAUX (CHATEAU THIERRY SECTOR); upper left verso in graphite: -7500

Wikidata ID

Q64147293

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