Chauffeur/London

1951

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a classic car parked on a street. The image is in black and white. The vintage car occupies the majority of the frame, parked alongside a stone wall in the background. Another car is partially visible behind the main vehicle. The photograph has a soft quality likely due to foggy or misty conditions.

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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

The image shows the upper halves of two women in close proximity. One woman has short, wavy dark hair and is looking to her left, while the other woman, in profile, has long, thick, curly hair. The women have distinct facial features and are dressed in various garments. In the background, there is a blurred sign with partial text indicating an office or official space.

Profile/Venice

Robert Frank

1952

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, New York; gift to NGA, 1990.

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. 58.

  • Greenough/Brookman 1994, illus.p.94.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite, on linen tape hinge: 10

Wikidata ID

Q64163060

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