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 an arched doorway illuminated by light streaming through a small window. The interior is dimly lit with pronounced shadows and light patterns on the textured surfaces of walls and floor. The stone or plaster-walled room within has an arched doorway in the center, leading to a space where a small, high window lets in a bright beam of light. This beam of light cuts through the darkness, illuminating part of the interior wall and highlighting the rough texture of the surfaces. The strong contrast between the light and shadows enhances the atmosphere of the space.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the Artist)

  • Dimensions

    image: 28 × 24.5 cm (11 × 9 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.32 × 31 cm (15 7/8 × 12 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4647.13

  • 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

Q64170374

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