Street scene, Paris

1951

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a group of people standing in line. The image captures a narrow view of a crowd from a close-up, back-angle perspective. Most prominently, a person in the center holds a bouquet of flowers, which includes both white and smaller, delicate blooms. Additionally, a person carries a plaid patterned bag that also contains flowers peeking out. The crowd appears to be in an urban setting. The image is in black and white, adding a classic, timeless quality to the scene, focusing on the textures and patterns of the coats and the arrangements of the flowers.
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Provenance

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

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Wikidata ID

Q64164374

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