Majorca, Spain

1952

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a man sitting against a white plastered wall, occupying the lower right portion of the picture. His whole body is visible as he leans back in a wooden chair, with one leg stretched out more than the other. The man’s facial features appear relaxed, with glasses perched on his nose and dark hair combed back. He is dressed in a light-colored jacket over a dark shirt, with light-colored trousers and dark shoes. To the left, a lifeless dog lies on the ground. The setting is an exterior space with a rustic, whitewashed building showing some wear and tear, as evidenced by the peeling wall and rough ground underfoot. There is an open doorway and small window behind the branches. The photograph is titled "Majorca, Spain 1950" and is signed by the photographer in the bottom right corner.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

PaceWildensteinMacGill, New York, NY; purchased with donated funds by NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • Robert Frank: Moving Out, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Yokohama Museum of Art; Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Lannan Foundation, Los Angeles, 1994-1996, no. 37, as Mallorca...

Bibliography

1989

  • Frank, Robert. The Lines of My Hand. New York, 1989: pl. 37.

1994

  • Greenough/Brookman 1994, p. 72.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: Majorca Spain 1950; lower right in black ink: R. Frank; all by later hands: upper left verso in graphite: 4240-III / Tirape Valencia; upper right verso in graphite: [I?] / 4240-III / LOMH 37 / 12; lower left verso in graphite: RF-14305 15 X

Wikidata ID

Q64163115

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