Place de l'Etoile

1951-1952

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image is a black and white photograph taken from a street-level point of view. Closest to us is a small flower stall adorned with lush arrangements in pots and on tables. Beyond the stall, a building and leafless trees form the horizon line. A figure is walking past on the other side of the street, and a parked car is visible to the left. The overall atmosphere is misty, with soft, diffuse light creating a gentle gradation across the scene, enhanced by the monochromatic palette. The textures of the foliage contrast against the smoothness of the pavement and buildings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jane P. Watkins

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 32.5 x 22 cm (12 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.173.4

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jane P. Watkins, Kethum, ID; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1987

  • Robert Frank: Flower is.... Tokyo, 1987, pl. 29.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: Paris 1949; lower right in black ink: Robert Frank

Wikidata ID

Q64161095

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