Amphitheater, Arles
Artist
Charles Nègre
(French, 1820 - 1880)
Dateca. 1853
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 9 11/16 × 13 inches (24.61 × 33.02 cm)
Mount: 17 3/4 × 25 inches (45.09 × 63.5 cm)
Mount: 17 3/4 × 25 inches (45.09 × 63.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.6.9
SignedOn mount recto, lower left, in black type: "CH. NEGRE. Photog. [italics]"
InscribedInscribed on mount recto, top, in black type: "MIDI DE LA FRANCE.";
Inscribed on mount recto, bottom, in black type: "Imp. Photog. de II. de Fontany, r. St. Nicolas. 72. Paris [italics] / ARLES. / VUE INTÉRIEURE DES ARÉNES. / (CÔTÉ DU SUD.) / PL.25"
MarkingsOn mount verso, upper left corner, in pencil: "14";
On mount verso, left edge, in pencil: "6." [underlined];
On mount verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "22817".
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DescriptionImage of two-tiered amphitheater with weeds sprouting up through the seats and loose stones leaned against the wall inside the oval arena.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
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