Reward Sign, Corpus Christi, Texas

1938, printed later

Peter Sekaer

Associated Names
Peter Sekaer

Artist, American, born Denmark, 1901 - 1950

The image shows a sign attached to a wooden post in a rural setting. The sign reads "$5.00 REWARD FOR PERSONS LEGALY PROSICUTED FOR TAKING DIRT FROM THIS PROPERTY," with hand-painted letters. The post is worn, with vines around it, and the background consists of grasses, shrubs, and trees in soft focus. The black-and-white image emphasizes contrast and features various shades of gray. The focus is on the sign and post, with blurred natural elements extending outward.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the UBS Art Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.1 × 16.8 cm (9 1/2 × 6 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 × 20.3 cm (10 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.128

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York); Paine Webber & Co., New York, 28 July 1999; UBS, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, upper center stamped in black ink: 5 0413; by unknown hand, center left in graphite perpendicular: modern print; lower left perpendicular: 51/5; lower left in black ink perpendicular: copy 11182; bottom left in graphite: PW7245; bottom center: PF28984; bottom right: 51-5

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