Wheatfield, France

1950

Paul Strand

Associated Names
Paul Strand

Artist, American, 1890 - 1976

The image shows a rural landscape captured from a slightly elevated point of view. The horizon is high, with dense clusters of trees creating a line against a clouded sky. Neatly bundled sheaves of grain are arranged in rows across the field. More rows extend towards the line of trees, crossing low fences and small trees. The scene is in black and white, emphasizing the contrast between the light tones of the grain and the darker shades of the trees and hedgerows. The composition highlights the textures and patterns of the agricultural landscape.
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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. 116

  • 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

1987

  • Paul Strand (Zurich, 1987), vol. II, pl. 39

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p. 162, illus. p. 116

Inscriptions

on lower left of mount in blue ink: Wheatfield, France, 1950 / Paul Strand; on lower right of mount in blue ink: Hazel: / (One of the first, wasn't it? / With much love / Xmas 1962; by later hand, center of mount: FR-LAND-1001 / gift/P-H

Wikidata ID

Q64158699

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