Wales

1952, printed 1973

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a street scene with a group of people standing alongside a dog running across. The photograph captures a seemingly overcast day on a wet street, with a row of terraced houses lining the right-hand side. A group of individuals appears to be gathered in front of a large wall on the left, while a lone dog is seen in motion across the puddled surface. A vintage car is parked further down the street. The lighting and contrast within the photograph suggest a gloomy or early morning atmosphere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image: 26.67 × 41.28 cm (10 1/2 × 16 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 29.85 × 41.28 cm (11 3/4 × 16 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.146.13

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Christie’s, New York, 18 October 2006, lot 223); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in black ink: Robert Frank. 73.

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