1936
Edition Size: Unknown
Sheet Size: 19.4 x 25.1 cm
Reference: Walker Evans: Photographs for the Farm Security Administration 1935-1938, pl. 130 (variant); Walker Evans: The Getty Museum Collection, pl. 487 (variant)
Unsigned
Condition: Pristine
Walker Evans: Photographs for the Farm Security Administration 1935-1938, pl. 130 (variant); Walker Evans: The Getty Museum Collection, pl. 487 (variant) Gelatin silver print. Printed in the 1940s-1950s. Stamped (on the verso with the photographer’s hand stamp): Walker Evans / 1 – 56v.
Provenance: Harry Lunn Gallery, Washington D.C.; to The Baker Gallery, Kansas City; to [via Swann] the present owner in 2008.
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Walker Evans (1903–1975) was an American photographer whose work elevated documentary photography to the realm of fine art. Best known for his striking images of the Great Depression and rural America, Evans combined rigorous composition with an unflinching eye for detail, capturing both the architecture and the human condition with clarity reminiscent of masterful etchings. His photographs transform ordinary subjects—storefronts, signage, and everyday people—into enduring studies of form, line, and texture. Collectors prize Evans’s work for its technical precision, narrative depth, and timeless visual resonance.
