Sunflowers

1921

Edward Steichen

Associated Names
Edward Steichen

Artist, American, 1879 - 1973

The image shows a large plant structure with elongated stems and large leaves. The photograph is sepia-toned, giving it a monochromatic appearance in shades of brown and beige. The plant's stems curve and intertwine towards the viewer in the foreground, with the leaves occupying the upper background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the UBS Art Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.3 × 24.4 cm (7 5/8 × 9 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 20.2 × 25.3 cm (7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.135

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Collection of Joanna Steichen; (Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York); Paine Webber & Co., New York, 29 November 2000; UBS, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper left in graphite perpendicular: PF36324; lower center: PW7260; bottom center: ES303.1

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