Painted Sign on Fence, Cedar Point, Ohio

1930s

Walker Evans

Associated Names
Walker Evans

Artist, American, 1903 - 1975

This is a photograph of a large painted hand on a wooden fence. The image depicts a stylized finger-pointing gesture painted on vertical wooden panels. The artwork showcases thick, bold lines and shadowing to create a three-dimensional effect on the flat surface of the fence. The photograph captures the texture and grain of the wood. The ground beneath the fence shows scattered leaves and small plants, and dappled sunlight creates patterns of light and shadow over the composition.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lunn, Jr., New York, NY; gift to NGA, 1989.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist's hand?, center verso in graphite: Cedar Point / Ohio; lower right verso: Evans estate stamp with inventory number XXI-6 added in graphite; upper right verso in large lett ers: 6 E; by later hand, uRv//in graphite: .097; by later hand, lLv//in graphite: #1

Wikidata ID

Q64171829

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