England

1911

Paul Strand

Associated Names
Paul Strand

Artist, American, 1890 - 1976

The image shows a rustic outdoor scene captured from a low angle. There is a wooden fence with uneven, diagonally placed slats in the foreground. In the background, there is a large haystack on the left side and a group of sheep grazing in a grassy field. The horizon line is visible, marked by a subtle difference in the grass texture. The sheep are scattered and peacefully grazing, adding life to the scene. The image is in a monochrome color palette, featuring shades of brown and gray, highlighting the textures of grass, sheep wool, and the wooden fence.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Strand Archive, Aperture Foundation, Millerton, NY; gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • Greenough 1990, pp. 34, 156.

1998

  • Paul Strand: Circa 1916, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 10 March - 31 May 1998; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 19 June - 15 September 1998.

Bibliography

1990

  • Greenough 1990, pp. 34, 156.

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: pp. 282-283.

1998

  • Hambourg, Maria Morris. Paul Strand: Circa 1916. Exh. cat. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, 1998: pl. 2.

Inscriptions

all by later hands: upper left verso in graphite: EW-MISC-301 F.1; upper left verso in graphite: 24

Wikidata ID

Q64158621

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