Climbing with Pieter Dirk van der Poel, Canton of Valais

1944

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a man from the waist up, seated on a rocky outcrop. He has short, dark hair styled away from his face and is wearing a checkered flannel shirt with a light-colored scarf tied loosely around his neck. He appears to be holding a pipe in one hand and has the other hand partially raised. Surrounding him are rugged rock formations, and the background shows snow-covered mountains and glaciers under a partly cloudy sky. The mountains are steep and imposing, emphasizing a high-altitude alpine setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 17.6 x 21.4 cm (6 15/16 x 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.37.432

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, New York; gift to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64161175

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