Pont Alexander III, Paris

1934

Ilse Bing

Associated Names
Ilse Bing

Artist, American, born Germany, 1899 - 1998

This is a photograph of ornate street lamps set against a grey sky. The photograph displays a large, intricately designed street lamp in the foreground, with multiple decorative bulbs and a complex wrought iron structure. To the left, there is a smaller lamp, similarly designed, providing a sense of depth and scale to the image. The composition accentuates the elegant, detailed craftsmanship of the street lamps, emphasizing their design against a simple, unobtrusive backdrop of an overcast sky. The textured grain of the photograph suggests a vintage or historical aesthetic.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ilse Bing Wolff

  • Dimensions

    overall: 18.8 x 28.1 cm (7 3/8 x 11 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.147.37


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Estate of Ilse Bing Wolff, New York, NY; gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: ILSE BING / 1934

Wikidata ID

Q64155218

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