Die Nahrung (Food) 1-5

1942-1946

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image includes five black and white photographs of various market scenes. The first image shows a pile of fish. The second image displays fish on a wooden cart. The third image shows baskets of assorted vegetables, including cabbages and mushrooms. The fourth image presents a stack of oranges, and the fifth image features a basket of eggs. Each photo is arranged in a grid pattern, with the fish at the top left, moving to the right, then the oranges at the bottom left, and the eggs at the right. The photos use shades of gray, black, and white to highlight the textures and forms of the objects with play of light and shadow.
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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

    1990.28.80

  • Series Title

    Food, 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: Na; upper right beside each contact print in black ink the numbers 1-5

Wikidata ID

Q64164321

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