Port, Adriatic, Italy

1952

Paul Strand

Associated Names
Paul Strand

Artist, American, 1890 - 1976

The image shows a marina scene with small wooden rowboats moored in calm water. A stone fort or coastal building is seen in the background, along with a breakwater or jetty extending into the horizon. The image is presented in black and white, emphasizing the varying shades of grey throughout 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. 126

  • 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. 126

Inscriptions

center verso in graphite: Italy (Adriatic) / 1952 / Paul Strand; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: IT-SEA-1345 TI MASTER

Wikidata ID

Q64158706

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