Moon Culmination

1951

Frederick Sommer

Associated Names
Frederick Sommer

Artist, American, born Italy, 1905 - 1999

The image features swirling lines and contorted shapes, forming an abstract visual. A figure resembling a person in period attire emerges, suggesting Victorian-style clothing. The surface texture is reminiscent of weathered stone or aged paper. Abstract forms in the upper section could be clouds or organic growths, while dark, swirling patterns at the bottom suggest layering and depth, resembling ripples or shadows on the ground.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frederick Sommer

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 24.2 x 19.2 cm (9 1/2 x 7 9/16 in.)
    mount: 38.2 x 33 cm (15 1/16 x 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.5.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, Prescott, AZ; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1980

  • Frederick Sommer at Seventy-Five: A Retrospective. Exh. cat., The Art Museum and Galleries, California State University, Long Beach, 1980, illus. pl.25.

  • Venus, Jupiter & Mars: The Photographs of Frederick Sommer. Exh. cat., Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware, 1980, illus. no. 37.

1984

  • Sommer: Images. Tucson, Arizona, 1984, illus. pl.33.

Wikidata ID

Q64147740

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