Elderly woman at market, Geneva

1945

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image depicts three individuals: a woman, an older woman, and a child. The older woman and the child are shown from the waist up. The older woman is in the center with her head slightly tilted forward. She is wearing a dark coat with a fur collar, a hat with feathers, a scarf tied under it, glasses, and has a neutral expression. The first woman is partially cropped, wearing a hat and glasses with her hair tied back, interacting with the older woman and holding a large sack. The child, standing to the older woman's right, is wearing a knitted cap and a coat, looking down at an object in their hands. The background shows a light sky and a tall, blurred building, suggesting an outdoor setting, with indistinct objects in the foreground which may be market stalls or goods.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 23.4 x 17.3 cm (9 3/16 x 6 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.37.200

  • Copyright

    © Robert Frank Foundation


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

center verso in graphite: Orchidée

Wikidata ID

Q64161124

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