Seville, Santa Semana (Holy Week), 1972
Artist
Ralston Crawford
(American, 1906 - 1978)
Date1972
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 11 × 14in. (27.9 × 35.6cm)
ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPHS
Credit LinePurchased from the Artist
Object number75.104
On View
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Copyright© Ralston Crawford Estate / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
Label TextAlthough Ralston Crawford's paintings look non-representational, the artist was always inspired by scenes from industrial, urban, or seaside landscapes. He characteristically reduced the details of these stimuli to form an abstracted essence of the place.
A comparison between his photograph Santa Semana (Holy Week) and his painting of the same subject Celebration (Los Penitentes) sheds light on his working method.
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