Untitled (Bicycle on porch)
Artist
Ilse Bing
(German, 1899 - 1998)
Date1953
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 16 7/8 × 15 15/16 inches (42.86 × 40.48 cm)
Sheet: 19 15/16 × 15 15/16 inches (50.64 × 40.48 cm)
Sheet: 19 15/16 × 15 15/16 inches (50.64 × 40.48 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Ilse Bing Wolff
Object number2001.9.27
SignedOn sheet verso, center, in pencil: "ILSE / BING / 1953"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "[927-294-E14]";
On sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "181/38".
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DescriptionImage of a bicycle leaning against a porch railing with a window behind.Gallery LabelIn this image, Ilse Bing focuses on a mundane subject: a bicycle leaning on a porch railing. The low, oblique angle of the light highlights elements of the bicycle and the white wooden slats of a railing, while the house remains largely in shadow. This formal contrast enlivens an everyday subject that might not otherwise be of interest.
Estate of Ilse Bing Wolff, New York, NY;
Given by the estate of Ilse Bing Wolff to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2001.
Given by the estate of Ilse Bing Wolff to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2001.
Copyright© Estate of Ilse Bing, courtesy Edwynn Houk Gallery, N.Y.
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