Paris, Gare Saint-Lazare

1959

Frank Horvat

Associated Names
Frank Horvat

Artist, Italian, 1928 - 2020

This is a photograph of a busy train station with blurred figures showing motion. The image depicts a large train station filled with people in motion. Overhead signs display station names like "VERSAILLES," "St GERMAIN," and "ARGENTEUIL." The motion blur effect conveys a sense of activity and urgency. Structural elements of the station and additional signs are visible in the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 39.3 x 26.2 cm (15 1/2 x 10 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.67.105

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2016

  • Intersections: Photographs and Videos from the National Gallery of Art and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2016 - 2017, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

upper center verso in graphite: Paris 1957 / Gare St Lazare / printed 1957 by / Georges Feure / Pictorial; lower left verso in black ink: Frank Horvat; lower right verso: artist's copyright stamp

Wikidata ID

Q64147663

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