Street Line/New York

1951

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image displays an urban street scene captured from a low angle. A single white line runs toward the horizon, located in the upper third of the image where the road and surrounding buildings converge. The buildings on both sides create a canyon-like effect. The scene is geometrically structured with vertical lines of buildings and the horizontal line of the road marking. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of greys and blacks. Pedestrians are visible on the sidewalk, adding movement to the architectural elements. The image depicts early 20th-century urban life with a focus on architecture and street activity.

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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

The image is a sequence of black and white photos showing two individuals walking together under an umbrella in a park. They are later seen sitting on a bench with the umbrella still over them. Other elements in the images include metal chairs and benches, and a piece of paper or a bag on the bench. The background shows an outdoor setting with gravel ground and some distant garden patches.

Couple/Paris

Robert Frank

1949

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, p. 31 (verso only).

2009

  • Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans, National Gallery of Art, Washington; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2009, no. 45.

Wikidata ID

Q64161372

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