Self-Portrait in Antique Shop Window, rue de l'Odéon, Paris

1952

Ilse Bing

Associated Names
Ilse Bing

Artist, American, born Germany, 1899 - 1998

The image shows a reflection of a person taking a photograph with a camera, surrounded by glass and silver items like teapots and cups. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of black, white, and grey. The person with the camera is central, and the collection of objects is arranged at the bottom of the frame with a chandelier above.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ilse Bing Wolff

  • Dimensions

    overall: 40.1 x 42.2 cm (15 13/16 x 16 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.147.74

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1985

  • Ilse Bing: Three Decades of Photography. Exh. cat. New Orleans Museum of Art. New Orleans, 1985, pl. 58.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: ILSE / BING / 1945; center verso in black ink: ILSE / BING / 1952

Wikidata ID

Q64155256

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