The Edge of the Black Country

1911

Alvin Langdon Coburn

Associated Names
Alvin Langdon Coburn

Artist, British, born United States, 1882 - 1966

This image shows a view from beneath a large, industrial crane structure against a foggy industrial background. The horizon is low and obscured, featuring silhouettes of industrial buildings and a tall smokestack in the distance. The image has a soft focus with hazy textures blending the edges. The color palette is muted, with shades of sepia and grey dominating, creating a somber atmosphere. Bright areas of light fog contrast against darker elements. The crane's mechanical elements are sharply outlined in the foreground.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David Mahoney and Winn Ellis

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.3 × 15.8 cm (8 × 6 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 21.3 × 16.2 cm (8 3/8 × 6 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.68.10

  • Volume Title

    A Door in the Wall and Other Stories

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Butterfields, April 1988, lot 4727); David Mahoney, San Francisco; gift to NGA, 2024.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso of mat, by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: AL Coburn— / Photogravure—Ex A door in The Wall

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