Bus, Paris

1951

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a bus with leafless trees in the background. The scene is captured in a misty or foggy environment. The bus occupies most of the lower part of the image, with silhouettes visible inside through the windows. The top of the bus features an advertisement with the text "OUTH NOILLY PRAT." Behind the bus, a row of tall, barren trees stretches across the width of the photograph, with a stone wall and portions of buildings visible beyond them. The atmosphere created is one of serene quietness. The photograph is in black and white.
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Provenance

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

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Wikidata ID

Q64164499

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