Nil I, Ägypten

Elger Esser

Image 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. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Image courtesy of Sonnabend Gallery, CUR.L2015.1_SonnabendGallery_photograph.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Nil I, Ägypten

Date

2011

Medium

Chromogenic photograph facemounted on Plexiglas

Classification

Photograph

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

Rights

© artist or artist's estate

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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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