Nil I, Ägypten
Elger Esser
Marguerite Vigliante, courtesy of Sonnabend Gallery
Caption
Elger Esser (German, born 1967). Nil I, Ägypten, 2011. Chromogenic photograph facemounted on Plexiglas, framed: 72 1/2 × 95 1/4 × 2 in. (184.2 × 241.9 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Antonio Homem in honor of Arnold Lehman, 2017.47. (Photo: Marguerite Vigliante, courtesy of Sonnabend Gallery)
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Collection
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Collection
Artist
Title
Nil I, Ägypten
Date
2011
Medium
Chromogenic photograph facemounted on Plexiglas
Classification
Dimensions
framed: 72 1/2 × 95 1/4 × 2 in. (184.2 × 241.9 × 5.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Antonio Homem in honor of Arnold Lehman
Accession Number
2017.47
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What can you tell me about this work?
Elger Esser's photo of landscapes are made with long exposure times. Many of his compositions have long, expansive horizons and bodies of water with reflections. This particular work, titled "Nil I, Ägypten," was a great addition to our collection because it was taken on the Nile River in Egypt, and as you may know the Brooklyn Museum has the third largest Egyptian collection in the United States.
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