Gloucester

1944

Aaron Siskind

Associated Names
Aaron Siskind

Artist, American, 1903 - 1991

The image shows a close-up view of a rocky surface. There is no visible horizon. The rocks are tightly packed together and covered with small pebbles or barnacles. The picture is in black and white, highlighting the textures and details of the rocks. Shadows and light spots create contrast, emphasizing the natural patterns and grooves on the stones.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert B. Menschel

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.4 × 34.1 cm (10 × 13 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.9 × 35.2 cm (11 × 13 7/8 in.)
    mount: 29 × 38 cm (11 7/16 × 14 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.154.44

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of Robert B. Menschel, New York; gift to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2017

  • Posing for the Camera: Gifts from Robert B. Menschel, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2017 - 2018, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in black ink: Aaron Siskind; lower left: Gloucester 1944; on verso, by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: [illegible] 28/21

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