For Allegra, from the series My Ghost

2012

Adam Fuss

Associated Names
Adam Fuss

Artist, British, born 1961

This is a photograph of a large white marble mausoleum with minarets. The photograph shows a majestic architectural monument with a large central dome flanked by four smaller domes and four minarets on each corner. The structure is adorned with intricate patterns and archways. The sky is turquoise and blue, contrasting with the white marble, and a river is visible in the background. The scene conveys a serene and timeless atmosphere. The symmetry and grandeur of the architecture are highlighted by the perspective of the photograph.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    daguerreotype

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/plate: 59.69 × 96.52 cm (23 1/2 × 38 in.)
    framed: 70.49 × 106.68 cm (27 3/4 × 42 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.112.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco; NGA purchase, 2013.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • The Memory of Time: Contemporary Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Acquired with the Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2015, no. 14.

Wikidata ID

Q64032447

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