Flowers, Paris

1951, printed 2004-05

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a vendor holding a large bouquet of flowers in a street market setting. The image is in black and white, capturing a busy street scene. The foreground centers on a vendor carrying an impressive and abundant spray of flowers. The background shows a bustling street with several figures walking by. To the left, another person appears engrossed in their actions, holding more flowers or possibly papers. The photograph is titled "Paris 1949," and the photographer’s signature is visible at the lower right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Artist

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.5 x 23.5 cm (6 1/8 x 9 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 27.8 x 35.4 cm (10 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.22.1

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert Frank, New York; gift to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, on sheet under image in black ink: Paris 1949 Robert Frank.; on verso, upper right in graphite: 171-IV; lower center in graphite: S.70 [78?]

Wikidata ID

Q64163967

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