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Alvin Langdon Coburn

Associated Names
Alvin Langdon Coburn

Artist, British, born United States, 1882 - 1966

The image shows a frontal view of a large house surrounded by dense foliage, with mature trees on either side. The horizon is obscured, and the color palette is monochromatic in shades of sepia or grayscale. Light and shadow play across the scene, giving it a vintage atmosphere. The house is partially obscured by a tree on the left, and a wooded area extends beyond it.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 22.4 × 25.8 cm (8 13/16 × 10 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.63

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William L. Schaeffer, Chester, CT; (sale, Sotheby's, London); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, possibly by artist, center right in graphite perpendicular: Portrait of a Lady / Vol I / Henry James / Photograph by A. L. Coburn

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