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Georgsgarten Housing Project, Celle-Architect Otto Haesler

1928

Arthur Köster

Associated Names

Arthur Köster

Artist, German, 1890 - 1965

The image depicts a nighttime view from ground level, showing a row of silhouetted buildings with glowing, vertically elongated windows. The horizon is low in the composition, with the buildings aligning with it. The sky above is dark, creating contrast with the illuminated windows. The color palette includes dark tones and bright white windows. There are no brushstrokes or painterly texture visible, suggesting the image is a photograph.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Henrick A. Berinson and Adam J. Boxer; Ubu Gallery, New York
Dimensions

Overall: 15.4 x 20.5 cm (6 1/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
framed: 38.1 x 48.3 x 3.5 cm (15 x 19 x 1 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

2007.3.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Hendrik A. Berinson and Adam J. Boxer, Ubu Gallery, New York; gift to NGA, 2007.

Associated Names

Ubu Gallery

Exhibition History

2007

Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, 2007 - 2008, no. 60.

Inscriptions

On verso, center in graphite: 33

Wikidata ID

Q64144994

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