Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a photographic photography by Aarre Aaltonen. It dates from 1950 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. A black-and-white photograph mounted on a green card, showing a man and child contemplating a large abstract sculpture in a room.
About this work
Overview
A black-and-white photograph mounted on a green card, showing a man and child contemplating a large abstract sculpture in a room.
Subject & Meaning
The image depicts a man in a white shirt and dark pants sitting on a low platform, accompanied by a child in a light-colored dress, both gazing at a substantial stone or heavy-material sculpture with a rounded form.
History & Provenance
The photograph was part of a collection bequeathed by William Kineton Parkes in 1938. Parkes, a novelist, art historian, and librarian, had solicited responses from sculptors in the 1920s, and this image was among those submitted.
Context
The photograph's style is suggestive of the work of Aarre Aaltonen, a sculptor known for his figurative pieces.
Artist & collection
Artist
Aarre Aaltonen spent his days wandering Helsinki’s docks with a camera, snapping sailors and cranes instead of tourists and churches.
