Paris

© Estate of Germaine Krull

Paris

Currently not on view

Paris,

1929

Germaine Krull, French, born Poland, 1897–1985
x1993-165
Krull’s first collection of photographs appeared in 1927 as the portfolio Métal and demonstrated an experimental approach to seeing through dynamic angles and composition. Just two years later, her next book, Paris x 100, featured a more conventional collection of city views that were reminiscent of travel photography. This image of the Boulevard de Clichy exemplifies an intermediate approach. Krull uses the elaborate wrought iron Metro station railing in the foreground to collapse the heavily trafficked urban space that lies between it and the Gaumont Palace in the background. The result is a dense and energized photographic distillation of the streets of Paris.

Information

Title
Paris
Dates

1929

Maker
Germaine Krull
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
23.7 x 17.9 cm. (9 5/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, anonymous gift
Object Number
x1993-165
Place Depicted

Europe, France, Paris

Inscription
Inscribed in graphite in unknown hand, verso center: I'art en serie Inscribed in graphite in unknown hand, verso lower left comer: LOC BOX 13 GK 511OZ Inscribed in graphite in unknown hand, verso lower right comer: 5 / GK-3 Inscribed in ink in unknown hand, verso upper right, horizontally: Les affiches de Paris [crossed out]
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamped, verso lower right comer: COPYRIGHT BY / Germaine KRULL / PARIS
Culture
French
Type
photographs, gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
street lighting units, streetscape, café, avant-garde, figures (representations), men, cities, women, automobiles

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