Young Couple in a Backyard on a Summer’s Day

1975, printed 2012

Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen

Associated Names
Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen

Artist, Finnish, born 1948

This is a photograph of a brick-walled outdoor area with a dartboard and various individuals. The photograph captures a moment in an alley or courtyard area. One individual is standing against a brick wall, another individual is in the foreground with their back turned towards the camera and wet hair, and a person in the background is wearing a hooded jacket and facing downward. The scene has a raw, candid atmosphere typical of street photography, with the gritty texture of the bricks and contrasting light and shadows.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 36.1 × 39.3 cm (14 3/16 × 15 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 40.4 × 50.5 cm (15 7/8 × 19 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.108.2


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen, England; NGA purchase (through L. Parker Stephenson Photographs), 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen; by artist, bottom left: Byker, 1975; bottom center: Printed by S-L K, 2012; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: P2950SLK


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