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Bullfight--Spain 16

1952

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet with black and white photographic exposures. Small rectangular frames are arranged in rows, each containing different scenes. Some frames show bullfighting events, including bulls with banderillas in an arena. Other frames capture crowded streets and everyday street activities. A few frames are circled in blue. The overall tone is grayscale.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

overall: 22.1 x 23.3 cm (8 11/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.1852
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Inscriptions

lower center in black ink: verstark; lower right in black ink: 16

Wikidata ID

Q64163059

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