Robert Frank Follow London 1951 Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1950s. 8 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. (21 x 31.8 cm) Signed, titled, dated '1950' in ink, credited in ink and annotated in pencil in unidentified hands on the verso.
Literature Greenough, Robert Frank Moving Out , p. 81, variant Pantheon, Robert Frank The Lines of My Hand , n.p., variant Scalo, Robert Frank London/Wales , p. 15, variant Artist Bio Robert Frank Swiss • 1924 Follow As one of the leading visionaries of mid-century American photography, Robert Frank has created an indelible body of work, rich in insight and poignant in foresight. In his famed series The Americans , Frank travelled the United States, capturing the parade of characters, hierarchies and imbalances that conveyed his view of the great American social landscape. Frank broke the mold of what was considered successful documentary photography with his "snapshot aesthetic." It is Frank's portrayal of the United States through grit and grain that once brought his work to the apex of criticism, but has now come to define the art of documentary photography. View More Works
Robert Frank Follow London 1951 Gelatin silver print, probably printed in the 1950s. 8 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. (21 x 31.8 cm) Signed, titled, dated '1950' in ink, credited in ink and annotated in pencil in unidentified hands on the verso.
Literature Greenough, Robert Frank Moving Out , p. 81, variant Pantheon, Robert Frank The Lines of My Hand , n.p., variant Scalo, Robert Frank London/Wales , p. 15, variant Artist Bio Robert Frank Swiss • 1924 Follow As one of the leading visionaries of mid-century American photography, Robert Frank has created an indelible body of work, rich in insight and poignant in foresight. In his famed series The Americans , Frank travelled the United States, capturing the parade of characters, hierarchies and imbalances that conveyed his view of the great American social landscape. Frank broke the mold of what was considered successful documentary photography with his "snapshot aesthetic." It is Frank's portrayal of the United States through grit and grain that once brought his work to the apex of criticism, but has now come to define the art of documentary photography. View More Works
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