Multiple Exposure Tree, Chicago

1956

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image shows a tree against an overcast sky. The view is from a low angle looking up at the tree's intricate network of bare branches. The branches create a lace-like pattern against the sky. The photo is in black and white, emphasizing the contrast between the dark branches and the light sky. The absence of color highlights the textures and forms in a minimalist composition. The focus is on the tree's form against the sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    overall (sheet, trimmed to image): 5.8 x 5.5 cm (2 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
    mount: 25.4 x 19.05 cm (10 x 7 1/2 in.)
    mat: 35.56 x 27.94 cm (14 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.139.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

PaceWildensteinMacGill Gallery, New York, NY; purchased with donated funds from the Collectors Committee by 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1996

  • Harry Callahan, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Philadelphia Museum of Art; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 1996-1997.

Bibliography

1996

  • Greenough 1996, p. 106.

Inscriptions

on mount, center in graphite: Harry Callahan

Wikidata ID

Q64154734

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