Aix-en-Provence

1958

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image is a close-up of a patch of grass seen from above. The grass has a textured appearance with variations in light and dark areas, suggesting partial illumination. The color palette is monochrome, with deep blacks contrasting with highlighted areas. Light and shadows enhance the grass texture, giving the image an abstract and moody feel.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Callahan Family

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.1 x 23 cm (7 1/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.5 x 25.5 cm (8 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.95.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Callahan family, Atlanta, GA; gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1996

  • Harry Callahan, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Philadelphia Museum of Art; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 1996-1997.

Bibliography

1996

  • Greenough 1996, p. 119.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, on sheet below image, lower right in graphite: Harry Callahan; on verso, by unknown hand, lower center in black ink: Harry Callahan; lower left in graphite: 76.928; lower center: M-AAA; lower right: 3.16.80 / Aix en Provence / 1958

Wikidata ID

Q64154770

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