The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 23, 2024

Luxembourg Gardens

Luxembourg Gardens

1967, printed 1980
(American, b. 1938)
America
dye transfer print
Image: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg 2021.200
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The Luxembourg Gardens in Paris, which are today open to the public, were created in 1612 by Marie de Medici for her private palace.

Description

Joel Meyerowitz here experiments with what he called “field photographs,” in which the entire picture plane is active instead of having one central incident occupy center stage. The main figure—the woman carrying the flowers—and the background seem to merge seamlessly, blending foreground and background together in a humorous, improbable whole.
  • ?-2021
    Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, Scarsdale, NY, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    December 6, 2021-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2021.200