Camargue, France

1951

Paul Strand

Associated Names
Paul Strand

Artist, American, 1890 - 1976

The image shows a curved bridge over calm water. The railing gently curves in the foreground, leading the eye across the scene. In the background, a narrow channel of water stretches towards the horizon. The horizon is high in the frame with a thin line where land meets the sky. The landscape is flat with low vegetation, and a small structure is visible in the distance to the right. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray. Two tall poles stand on the right side near the bridge, creating vertical lines against the horizontal scenery.
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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. 114

  • 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

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p. 162, illus. p. 114

Inscriptions

by later hand, center verso in graphite: Strand

Wikidata ID

Q64158701

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