Near Moscow, USSR

1966

Elliott Erwitt

Associated Names
Elliott Erwitt

Artist, American, 1928 - 2023

The image shows an elevated view looking down at a rectangular section of land outlined with a white border. Within this area, there are labeled sections that appear to be part of a garden or experimental plot. To the left, a man in uniform stands next to a large board with print. Beyond the outlined section, there is an open landscape that stretches into the distance, with the horizon line positioned fairly high in the image. The sky above is overcast, creating a monochromatic color palette of muted grays and whites.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Betsy Karel)

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.8 × 45.4 cm (12 1/8 × 17 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.64 × 50.17 cm (16 × 19 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.5218

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Betsy Karel, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 2010; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2011

  • Recent Photography Acquisitions, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 14 – August 28, 2011

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in black ink: Elliott Erwitt; on verso, center in graphite: Elliott Erwitt / (near) Moscow USSR 1966; by unknown hand, bottom center: 195-BF-PD; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, vertical along bottom right corner: 2010.014.016; by unknown hand, bottom right corner reversed: 66.17[3 crossed out with 1]818

Wikidata ID

Q64147338

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