Café at night, Paris

1951

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a cafe's empty outdoor seating area with a window reflecting an interior scene. The image is in black and white and shows two round tables with wicker chairs positioned closely together. Through the window, there is a reflection of multiple ceiling lamps with glowing bulbs creating a warm atmosphere inside. The reflection captures the interior room's lighting and some movements or figures, blurring the boundary between the inside and outside spaces. The photograph uses reflections to provide a layered perspective, combining exterior emptiness with a more lively interior scene.
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Provenance

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

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Wikidata ID

Q64164372

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