Sign for Butchers Shop, Savannah, Georgia

1936, printed later

Peter Sekaer

Associated Names
Peter Sekaer

Artist, American, born Denmark, 1901 - 1950

This is a photograph of a rustic exterior wall featuring farm-themed art. The image shows a weathered, wooden and brick structure. To the left, there is a window with chicken wire partially covering the glass panes. The wooden framing of the window appears aged, with visible textures and knots. On the brick section of the wall to the right, there are paintings depicting farm animals. The top shows a simplistic drawing of a pig's head, with basic outlines and shading. Below the pig is a cow's head, similarly styled with bold lines. At the bottom is a depiction of a chicken, portrayed in a standing position with its outline emphasized against the brick texture. The artwork is executed in a straightforward, folk-art style. The interplay between the textures of the aged materials and the artistic elements creates an ambiance of rural life.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the UBS Art Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.1 × 19 cm (9 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 24.4 × 20 cm (9 5/8 × 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.129


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, by unknown hand, center in graphite: PF 28985; lower center crossed out: (c) 169; lower right: PW 7246 / S1-21; by Christina Sekaer, across bottom in graphite: one of unlimited edition / contemporary print printed by EDMUND YANKOV from the / original negative by PETER SEKAER c. 1937 [illegible] Sekaer Edmund Yankov


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