Cerca de Campo de Fiori, Roma, Italia (Near Campo de' Fiori, Rome, Italy)

2007

Graciela Iturbide

Associated Names
Graciela Iturbide

Artist, Mexican, born 1942

This is a photograph of a railway track disappearing into the distance. The image captures a set of railroad tracks. The tracks start wide at the bottom of the image and converge towards the center. In the background, urban buildings and structural elements fade into a misty horizon. The photograph is in black and white, emphasizing the contrast between the metallic shine of the tracks and the darker shades of the environment. There is an overlay that appears like a splatter or fog in the upper portion of the image, contributing to a sense of motion or decay. The overall tone is moody and introspective, with the empty tracks suggesting a journey or path that is yet to be traveled.
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Provenance

The Collection of the Artist; (RoseGallery, Santa Monica, CA); Susan Steinhauser, Los Angeles, CA, June 2010; gift to NGA, 2024.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, bottom right in black ink: Graciela Iturbide; on verso, by artist, across bottom in graphite: Cerca de Campo de Fiori . / Roma Italia. 2007; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: GCP 20473


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