Barbara Ess

Untitled
1986

A moody, atmospheric photograph depicting a street scene with blurred figures that appear ghostlike, set against a backdrop of dark silhouetted buildings and a dramatic sky with a gradient from dark to light tones. The image has a vintage or aged look, with vignetting at the corners and a few visible scratches or imperfections on the surface.
A moody, atmospheric photograph depicting a street scene with blurred figures that appear ghostlike, set against a backdrop of dark silhouetted buildings and a dramatic sky with a gradient from dark to light tones. The image has a vintage or aged look, with vignetting at the corners and a few visible scratches or imperfections on the surface.

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Date
1986

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Chromogenic print with retouching dyes

Dimensions
Sheet (sight): 24 5/8 × 39in. (62.5 × 99.1 cm) Frame: 28 × 42 1/2 × 1 3/16in. (71.1 × 108 × 3 cm)

Accession number
94.61

Edition
Ed. 5 | 2 APs

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/8987

Barbara Ess
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