Valencia, Spain

1952

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a horse-drawn funeral carriage adorned with flowers. The image features a section of a horse-drawn carriage elaborately decorated with a large display of flowers. The carriage appears to be made of intricately carved dark wood, with floral decorations including a mix of dark and light flowers. Two ribbons embossed with messages can be seen draped among the flowers. Part of a horse is visible towards the right side of the image, and the carriage is on large wooden wheels. A building with a textured wall and a window with a closed shutter can be seen in the background.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left verso in red pencil: R. Frank; center verso stamped in blue ink: 411

Wikidata ID

Q64161159

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