Paris

1951-1952

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a mud-soaked lot with a large caravan bearing the words "MUR de la MORT." The ground is wet and uneven, with puddles reflecting the sky. Structures and trees are visible in the background, and some indistinct shapes can be seen near the vehicles. The scene is black and white, emphasizing a somber mood.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.4 x 32.9 cm (8 7/16 x 12 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.7 x 35.4 cm (10 7/8 x 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1993.7.2

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

PaceWildensteinMacGill, New York, NY; purchased with donated funds by NGA, 1993.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • Robert Frank: Moving Out, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Yokohama Museum of Art; Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Lannan Foundation, Los Angeles, 1994-1996, no. 32.

Bibliography

1989

  • Frank, Robert. The Lines of My Hand. New York, 1989: pl. 18.

1994

  • Greenough/Brookman 1994, p. 67.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Robert Frank 1950; all by later hands, in graphite: upper left verso: 1703-III / Paris / D27; upper right verso: 1703-III / LOMH 18 / RF.286; lower left verso: B27 [?] D; lower right verso: ILFORD #3

Wikidata ID

Q64163126

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