Broken Fall (Geometric), Westkapelle, Holland

1971

Bas Jan Ader

Associated Names
Bas Jan Ader

Artist, Dutch, 1942 - 1975

This is a photograph of a pathway leading to a tall lighthouse structure in the distance. The scene captures a blurred motion of an object leaning on a blue ladder-like stand on the left side of the path, which is paved with bricks and is surrounded by dense greenery on both sides. The focal point in the background is a tall, ornate lighthouse or tower with a distinct, cylindrical red top. The path leads toward this towering structure, guiding the eye through the surrounding greenery.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 27 x 20.5 cm (10 5/8 x 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.30.2


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eileen and Michael Cohen, New York; NGA purchase (through Zwirner and Wirth, New York), 2008.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2011

  • Light Years: Conceptual Art and the Photograph, 1965-1977, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 2011 - 2012, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

on verso, across center in black ink: - No part of any edition.

Wikidata ID

Q64145099

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