Caerau, Wales

1953

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image depicts a man standing in a side profile position, holding an object in his hands. He is wearing a hard hat, a rugged coat, loose-fitting pants, and sturdy boots. A large bag is slung across his shoulder. The background shows an industrial setting with buildings or sheds in the distance, soil, rocks, and an overexposed sky.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert Frank, New York; (Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York); Betsy Karel, Washington, DC, 2003; gift to NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2003

  • Robert Frank: London/Wales, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 10-July 14, 2003

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right in black ink: Robert Frank.; lower left: WALES 1951; on verso, by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: 3015-III; upper right: RF.675 3015-III(M) / RF-94-171

Wikidata ID

Q64161383

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