Yellow House and Blue House with Green Folliage, Providence

1977, printed 1979

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image shows a residential neighborhood with several adjacent houses. The vantage point is from a low angle, looking slightly upward towards the clear, pale blue sky occupying the upper third of the image. On the left is a yellow house with beige trim, visible from ground level to the gabled roof. On the right, a blue house with cream trim is partially visible, its shadow casting a darker hue onto itself. Between these, more in the distance, is a pale green house with multiple windows and visible chimneys perched on the roof. The color palette consists of soft colors of the homes contrasting with the bright foliage and sky. Close to us is a chain-link fence, green plants, and a wooden picket fence, providing depth to the scene.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Richard W. and Susan R. Gessner, Massillon, OH; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York and Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco), 1980; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in graphite: Harry Callahan; on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom left: 1980.105.16; by unknown hand, bottom right corner, partially cut off: #3

Wikidata ID

Q64154924

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