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Real Estate #91167

1991

Henry Wessel

Associated Names

Henry Wessel

Artist, American, 1942 - 2018

The image depicts a small, light-colored house with triangular roof gables. The house number "943" is inscribed near the entrance, and a garden hose is coiled next to a window. The grass lawn is neatly trimmed, with red steps leading to the door. The sky is blue, with a few distant treetops visible to the left of the house.

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Artwork overview

Medium

chromogenic print
Credit Line

Gift of David Knaus, in Honor of the 25th Anniversary of Photography at the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

image: 15.24 × 22.86 cm (6 × 9 in.)
sheet: 20.32 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)
Accession Number

2014.159.1.9

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Knaus, David

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in black ink: Henry Wessel; lower left: 91167; lower center: CS 3

Wikidata ID

Q64155100

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