Untitled (Berlin)

1931

György Kepes

Associated Names
György Kepes

Artist, American, born Hungary, 1906 - 2001

This is a photograph of a dog on a cobblestone street with a grid overlay. The image shows the silhouette of the dog in the foreground, with its shadow on the cobblestones. In the background, there are other shadows, possibly from trees and objects, indicating an urban setting with natural light. The grid overlay divides the scene visually. The photo is monochromatic, emphasizing light and shadow contrasts.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

György Kepes; Brent Sikkema, New York; Stephen Daiter, Chicago, by 1990s; (Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco), c. 2000; (Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago), 2007; NGA purchase, 2014.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2017

  • Posing for the Camera: Gifts from Robert B. Menschel, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2017 - 2018, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: György Kepes; stamp, center in black ink: CREDIT / GYÖRGY KEPES; by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: 013.079.1.07; lower right: GKE99 03

Wikidata ID

Q64154693

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