Untitled

1929

Roger Parry

Associated Names
Roger Parry

Artist, French, 1905 - 1977

This is a photograph of an interior hallway with an open door. The hallway features ornate wallpaper with floral patterns and wooden paneling along the walls. An open wooden door reveals another room. Sunlight shines through the open door, casting shadows on the walls and floor. On the floor, there is a rolled-up carpet with a rope tied around it and some scattered debris. An upside-down framed picture leans against the wall. The lighting and textures create a moody atmosphere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 21.5 × 16.2 cm (8 7/16 × 6 3/8 in.)
    mount: 22 × 16.5 cm (8 11/16 × 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.93.1

  • Series Title

    Banalité

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Christian Bouqueret, Paris; private collector, Paris, 2013; (Gitterman Gallery, New York); NGA purchase, 2018.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • L'Amour Fou: Photography and Surrealism: Corcoran Gallery of Art, September 14-November 17, 1985

  • Explosante-Fixe: Centre Georges-Pompidou, April 15- June 15, 1985

2007

  • Roger Parry: Photographies, dessin, mises en pages: Jeu de paume-Hotel de Sully, Paris, September 18-November 18, 2007

2009

  • Paris, Capitale Photographiue 1920/1940: Collection Christian Bouqueret: Jeu de Paume - Hotel de Sully, February 10-May 24, 2009

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: R. Parry; center in graphite: un Banalité; lower right in graphite: reprod [illegible] d'as Banalité 1930; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: 7601

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