Wales, Ben James

1953

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a rural landscape with undulating hills and a settlement in the distance. The foreground has a dirt path bordered by rocky terrain. The background gradually fades into mist, obscuring the landscape details, including hills and structures. The scene is monochromatic, emphasizing the desolate mood. The overall atmosphere is quiet and isolated.
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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

2016

  • Strange and Familiar: Britain as Revealed by International Photographers, Barbican Art Gallery, London, 16 March 2016 - 19 June 2016

  • Strange and Familiar: Britain as Revealed by International Photographers, Barbican Art Gallery, London, 2016, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

2003

  • Robert Frank: London/Wales. Exh. cat. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2003: 80.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in black ink: R. Frank.; lower right: Welsh Coal Miners [illegible scribble] / Ben James 1951; by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: 300-50-III; upper right: 300-50-III / RF. 706; center inverted RobT / FRANK / C [underlined]; lower right corner: FRANK / 53.787

Wikidata ID

Q64163049

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