Climbing with Pieter Dirk van der Poel, Canton of Valais--40 Fotos

1944

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a view looking up at a partly cloudy sky with sunlight shining through. Near the bottom of the image, there are silhouette mountain peaks on the horizon. The clouds are thick and the sunlight creates rays of light and shadow across the sky. The photo is in black and white, giving it a classic feel. The contrast between the bright clouds and the dark mountain peaks adds to the visual drama of the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 18.4 x 17.6 cm (7 1/4 x 6 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.37.77

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, New York; gift to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64161155

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