Levens, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence, France

1950

Paul Strand

Associated Names
Paul Strand

Artist, American, 1890 - 1976

This is an image of a narrow, cobblestoned alleyway shown from a slightly elevated angle. The cobblestones lead towards a small doorway with steps ascending next to it. On the left is a building with a striped curtain functioning as a door cover, revealing a glimpse inside. A bundle of items lies on the ground. The right wall has a worn texture. There is no visible horizon as the focus is on the alley. The color palette is grayscale, with various shades of grey. The weathered textures of the walls emphasize the rustic charm of the scene.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Strand Archive, Aperture Foundation, Millerton, NY; Southwestern Bell Corporation, St. Louis, MO; gift to NGA, 1991

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p. 162, illus. p. 115

  • Paul Strand: An American Vision, National Gallery of Art; The Art Institute of Chicago; Saint Louis Art Museum; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco; Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990 - 1992, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1976

  • Paul Strand. Sixty Years of Photographs (Millerton, 1976), p. 133

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p. 162, illus. p. 115

Inscriptions

by later hand, center verso in graphite: Strand; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: FR-TC-1040 HSC

Wikidata ID

Q64158698

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