Street vendor, Paris

1951

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a street scene at night. The photograph captures an urban environment with a cart positioned on the side of a wet street. The cart is loaded with various items, including crates and a sack. A single wooden chair stands near the cart, topped with an item that looks like a bundle or a pile. The scene is enveloped in dim, ambient lighting typical of night-time city streets, with the blurred lights of cars visible in the background. The glow from shopfronts and streetlights illuminates the distant background, providing contrast against the shadowy foreground. The image conveys a sense of quiet solitude amidst the bustling city.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64164422

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