Glacier des Bossons (Bossons Glacier)

1937

Brassaï

Associated Names
Brassaï

Artist, French, born Transylvania, 1899 - 1984

The image shows two climbers navigating a rugged, icy terrain. The scene focuses on the uneven, wave-like formations of the icy surface. The climbers are engaged in mountaineering, using crampons and ice axes. The ice shows detailed textures, carved by time and weather, giving a sense of movement and depth. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of gray emphasizing contrasts between illuminated ice ridges and shadowed areas.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Madame Gilberte Brassaï Estate

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 29.53 × 39.85 cm (11 5/8 × 15 11/16 in.)
    mount: 29.5 × 39.9 cm (11 5/8 × 15 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.5.9

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Brassaï, bequeathed to his wife, Gilberte, Paris; Madame Gilberte Brassaï Estate, Paris; gift to NGA, 2013.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, stamped bottom center in black ink: BRASSAÏ / 81, RUE DU FAUBg St JACQUES / PARIS-XIVe / TELEPH.: PORT-ROYAL 23-41; stamped twice bottom right in black ink and circled: SUCCESSION / BRASSAÏ / ESTATE; on mount verso, by unknown hand, center in graphite: MO. 401; stamped lower left circled in black ink: SUCCESSION / BRASSAÏ / ESTATE

Wikidata ID

Q64145518

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