Cross-country skiers--Sports

1941-1945

Robert Frank

Associated Names
Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

The image shows a group of people trekking in a snow-covered landscape. The point of view is slightly elevated, looking across a vast expanse of snow towards a line of trekkers walking from the bottom right towards the center left of the image. The horizon is low, with the snow extending into the background and meeting a sky filled with light grey clouds concentrated in the top left corner. The trekkers are moving in a single file and are the focal point of the scene. The style is photographic, capturing the texture of the snow and the outfits of the trekkers. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of grey and white dominating the image.
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Provenance

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

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64160881

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