Esteban de Viguera, April 28, 1992, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.

1992

Ursula Schulz-Dornburg

Associated Names
Ursula Schulz-Dornburg

Artist, German, born 1938

This is a photograph of light filtering through a small arched window into a dimly lit, ancient stone interior. The image captures a narrow beam of light streaming through the window, creating a soft, illuminated streak that falls upon the textured surface of the floor and wall. The room appears to be minimally lit, with the light highlighting the stonework. The play of light and shadow creates an ethereal quality, imparting a sense of quiet and stillness in this enclosed space. The overall composition emphasizes the contrast between darkness and light.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the Artist)

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.5 × 23.81 cm (11 1/4 × 9 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.64 × 30.48 cm (16 × 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4647.2

  • Portfolio Title

    Sonnenstand (Solar Position)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ursula Schulz-Dornburg, Dusseldorf, Germany; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Wolfgang Wittrock Kunsthandel, Dusseldorf, Germany), 1998; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1996

  • Ursula Schulz-Dornburg: Sonnenstand, Gallery One, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 11–July 22, 1996

1998

  • Developing Illusions, 1873-1998: Photographs from the Corcoran Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, November 14, 1998–January 18, 1999

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom left in graphite: U S-D 91/92; bottom right: 2/15

Wikidata ID

Q64170393

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