Untitled
Series TitleIn the Magic Garden
Artist
Josef Sudek
(Czech, 1896 - 1976)
Dateca. 1955; printed later
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 3/8 × 15 3/8 inches (28.89 × 39.05 cm)
Sheet: 11 3/4 × 15 5/8 inches (29.85 × 39.69 cm)
Sheet: 11 3/4 × 15 5/8 inches (29.85 × 39.69 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.75.291
Signednone
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn mat verso, upper left, in pencil: "170";
On mat verso, bottom, in pencil: "Sudek / PF86036-222";
On sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "P0291JS", "PFPF86036-222".
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DescriptionImage of a large tree with thick sprawling branches. Beneath the tree rests the head of a stone sculpture. The tree overlooks a small courtyard with iron chairs, a bench, and lush foilage. An above ground rectangular structure, possibly filled with water, is in the center of the courtyard.Provenancewith Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY;
Purchased from Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs 12626, Christie's New York, February 18, 2016 lot 170 by The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Purchased from Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs 12626, Christie's New York, February 18, 2016 lot 170 by The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Copyright© Estate of Josef Sudek
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