Esteban de Viguera, August 18, 1992, 9:05 - 11:05 a.m.

1992

Ursula Schulz-Dornburg

Associated Names
Ursula Schulz-Dornburg

Artist, German, born 1938

This is a photograph of a beam of light streaming through a small arched window into a dimly lit room. The room has textured stone walls and arched architectural features. The beam of light cuts diagonally across the dark space, illuminating the rough, uneven floor and creating a dramatic contrast between the light and shadow. The intensity of the light highlights the texture of the surfaces it touches, adding depth and focus to this setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the Artist)

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.75 × 24.5 cm (10 15/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.32 × 30.48 cm (15 7/8 × 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4647.11

  • 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

Q64170361

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