Die Reportage (Reportage) 49-60

1944-1946

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a market scene composed of multiple small images. The photograph captures various stalls in an outdoor market, with boxes of grapes displayed prominently. Each smaller image shows different angles and perspectives of the market, focusing on the arrangement of product crates and awnings of the stalls. The setting suggests activity and commerce, with structures and signage visible in the background, giving a sense of a busy marketplace environment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    2 1/4 inch gelatin silver prints mounted on board

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.6 x 21 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.28.71

  • Series Title

    Reportage, Switzerland

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2004

  • Robert Frank: Storylines, Fotostiftung Schweiz, Winterthur, 2004 - 2005, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

2004

  • Robert Frank: Storylines. Exh. cat., Tate, London; Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Barcelona; Fotostiftung Schweiz, Winterthur; Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome. London: Tate Publishing, 2004.

Inscriptions

upper right in black ink: Ro; upper right beside each contact print in black ink the numbers 49-60

Wikidata ID

Q64164312

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