Die Pflanze (Plants) 1-8

1942-1946

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image features eight black and white photographs showcasing natural elements such as a pond with reeds and water lilies, potted plants on a table, soft-looking plant textures, and various flowers in fields and close-up shots. The color palette is monochromatic with varying shades of grey. The first photo shows a pond scene in the top left, while a potted plant arrangement is positioned next to it on the top row. In the middle, individual flowers are highlighted in the two central photos, and the bottom row displays wider views of expansive flower fields. The collection arranges these scenes in a grid-like composition from left to right in two rows of four images each.
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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

    1990.28.77

  • Series Title

    Plants, Switzerland

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper right in black ink: P; upper right beside each contact print in black ink the numbers 1-8

Wikidata ID

Q64164318

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