Train tracks--Transportation

1941-1945

Robert Frank

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Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a wintry landscape with a snow-covered railway track extending into the distance. The horizon is low in the photograph, revealing distant snow-covered peaks and a few buildings. The scene is in black and white, highlighting the contrast between the snow and darker elements like the railway tracks and power lines. Snow covers the ground, and utility poles run parallel to the tracks, leading the viewer's eye towards the distant mountains. The setting is tranquil and calm, depicting the stillness of a winter day.
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The artist, New York; gift to NGA, 1994.

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Wikidata ID

Q64160996

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