Real Estate #91275

1991

Henry Wessel

Associated Names
Henry Wessel

Artist, American, 1942 - 2018

The image shows a weathered brick house with a gable roof and a sparse lawn. The bricks are reddish-brown with areas of chipped exterior, revealing a paler underlayer. The roof has grey shingles and exposed rafters on the gable ends. A short set of brick steps leads to the entrance, which is a dark, open doorway. Large windows with peeling white frames are on either side of the door, one with horizontal blinds and the other with grime and patchwork. The color palette is earthy with a clear blue sky. Sunlight creates sharp contrasts and long shadows, including those from overhanging branches on the left.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David Knaus, Palm Springs, CA; gift to NGA (through Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, CA), 2014.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • Celebrating Photography at the National Gallery of Art: Recent Gifts, Washington, DC, November 1, 2015–February 28, 2016

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in black ink: Henry Wessel; lower left: 91275; lower center: CS 3

Wikidata ID

Q64155094

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