Ed van der Elsken
San Francisco, 1960
Gelatin silver print; printed by the artist in c. 1980.
Signed, titled, and dated by the artist with credit information in pencil on verso.
Signed, titled, and dated by the artist with credit information in pencil on verso.
Paper: 40.3 cm x 30.9 cm
Image: 37.6 cm x 25.9 cm
Image: 37.6 cm x 25.9 cm
Copyright The Artist
'San Francisco's straight-up-and-down streets. In some of them the grade is so steep that police regulations require automobilists to park at right angles or with the front wheels braced against...
"San Francisco's straight-up-and-down streets. In some of them the grade is so steep that police regulations require automobilists to park at right angles or with the front wheels braced against the curb." From: Ed van der Elsken, 'Sweet Life', Amsterdam, De Bezige Bij 1966
Black and white photo of a street and a parked VW in San Francisco
Black and white photo of a street and a parked VW in San Francisco
Exhibitions
2019 Ed van der Elsken, 'Sweet Life', Annet Gelink gallery, AmsterdamLiterature
Elsken, Ed van der., et al. Ed Van Der Elsken: Sweet Life. Errata Editions, 2012.Elsken, Ed van der. Sweet Life, Amsterdam: de Bezige Bij, 1966.