Trees in snow--Landscape 1941 - 1945

Robert Frank made this small, gelatin silver print, titled "Trees in Snow - Landscape," sometime during his lifetime, which spanned from 1924 to 2019. Frank, a Swiss-American photographer, is best known for his raw, sometimes bleak, depictions of American life. Frank’s work is rooted in his experience as an immigrant, offering a view from the outside. This image, with its stark contrast and slightly off-kilter perspective, evokes a sense of loneliness. The bare trees against the snow create a scene of isolation. Frank once said, "When people look at my pictures, I want them to feel the way they do when they want to read a line of poetry twice." The high contrast exaggerates the whiteness of the snow, turning it into an almost blinding presence that reflects his own sense of displacement. This photograph reflects Frank’s interest in capturing the world as he saw it: a world marked by both beauty and alienation.