Tree and Chair/Paris

1949

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

A large tree trunk stands beside a metal folding chair in the image. The color palette is a range of greys. The tree is on the left side of the image, while the chair is slightly to the right and forward, partially overlapping with the tree, on a dirt-covered ground.

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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

This is a photograph of an outdoor table and chair set at dusk or night. The photograph captures a round table with a simple design, accompanied by a nearby chair. The surface of the table reflects some light. In the background, two blurred and illuminated points resemble streetlights or distant building lights. The overall atmosphere of the image is serene and contemplative, with dim lighting and soft tones enhancing the quiet mood of an empty outdoor scene.

Table/Mallorca

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. 39.

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. 55.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite, on linen tape hinge: 29

Wikidata ID

Q64161369

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