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Real Estate #90418

1990

Henry Wessel

Associated Names

Henry Wessel

Artist, American, 1942 - 2018

The image shows a single-story house from a frontal perspective. The house is centered, with a gabled roof and green trim against a clear blue sky. The paint appears weathered, with peeling areas on the green accents of the porch and roofline. A lawn stretches in front of the house, with a concrete walkway leading to the porch steps. Neighboring structures and a wooden fence frame the house on either side. The color palette consists of soft greens, whites, and earth tones against the blue sky.

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Artwork overview

Medium

chromogenic print
Credit Line

Gift of David Knaus, in Honor of the 25th Anniversary of Photography at the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

image: 15.24 × 22.86 cm (6 × 9 in.)
sheet: 20.32 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)
Accession Number

2014.159.1.33

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David Knaus, Palm Springs, CA; gift to NGA (through Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, CA), 2014.

Associated Names

Knaus, David

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in black ink: Henry Wessel; lower left: 90418; lower center: CS

Wikidata ID

Q64155131

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