Ilse Bing

Untitled (Tulips)
1939

A black and white photograph depicting two tulips with elongated stems in a clear glass vase, casting shadows on the wall behind. On the surface below, there is a fallen tulip petal and a small candle with melted wax on a holder. The image has a signature and date in the lower left corner.
A black and white photograph depicting two tulips with elongated stems in a clear glass vase, casting shadows on the wall behind. On the surface below, there is a fallen tulip petal and a small candle with melted wax on a holder. The image has a signature and date in the lower left corner.

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Date
1939

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 7/8 × 8 5/8in. (27.6 × 21.9 cm) Image: 10 7/8 × 8 5/8in. (27.6 × 21.9 cm) Mount: 15 1/2 × 12 1/2in. (39.4 × 31.8 cm)

Accession number
2001.389

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Bequest of Ilse Bing Wolff

Rights and reproductions
© Wichita State University Foundation

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Ilse Bing
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