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Jug and Fruit
© Paul Strand
Jug and Fruit
Jug and Fruit

Jug and Fruit

by Paul Strand
Artist (USA, 1890 - 1976)
Copyist (USA, född 1943)
Alternate Title
  • Krus och frukt
Date1915/1976
DimensionsBildmått: 28,6 × 18,8 cm Passepartout: 50 × 40 cm
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Credit LineInköp 1979
Object NumberFM 1979 026 010
The artwork is not on display
About the artwork Paul Strand claimed that objectivity was the true essence of photography, and called his works “abstractions”. Photographing architecture, everyday utensils and still lifes, he strove for a unity between form and space. Inspired by cubist artists such as Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso, Strand embraced the idea of fragmenting the photographic composition, according to the notion that the image could – and should – be both abstract and realistic at once. To achieve this, he and other photographers at the time experimented with different camera types, photographic perspectives and methods. This approach is known as straight photography. Description Connecticut Signatures, inscriptions and marks Stämpel på kartongens baksida ("On my doorstep, 1976") Selected exhibition history Ögats åtrå: Fotografier ur Moderna Museets samling (1998-2002) The National Gallery of Iceland Fotografihistorier. Fotografiska Museets samlingar i urval. Fotografiska Museet besöker Bildmuseet i Umeå. (1995) Bildmuseet, Umeå Åter till verkligheten (2009) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Tusen och en bild (1978) Fotografiska Museet i Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Fotografihistorier : Fotografiska Museets samlingar i urval : Bildmuseet Umeå : [18 mars - 24 september 1995]Åter till verkligen : Fotografi ur Moderna Museets samlingTusen och en bild : Moderna Museet, Fotografiska Museet, Stockholm : [1 april - 3 september 1978]Åter till verkligheten: fotografi ur Moderna Museets samling : [Moderna Museet 9 maj - 20 sep 2009]Ögats åtrå : fotografier ur Moderna Museets samling : [29 augusti - 15 november 1998]