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Pétrole Hahn

Grete Stern Argentinian, born Germany
1931
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pétrole Hahn
  • Artist: ringl + pit (German, active 1930–1933)
  • Artist: Grete Stern (Argentinian (born Germany), 1904–1999)
  • Artist: Ellen Auerbach (German, Karlsruhe 1906–2004 New York)
  • Date: 1931
  • Medium: Gelatin silver print
  • Dimensions: Image: 9 7/16 × 11 1/8 in. (23.9 × 28.2 cm)
    Sheet: 10 9/16 × 12 1/4 in. (26.8 × 31.1 cm)
    Mount: 13 1/4 in. × 14 1/2 in. (33.6 × 36.8 cm)
    Mat: 16 1/2 in. × 18 in. (41.9 × 45.7 cm)
    Frame: 18 × 20 in. (45.7 × 50.8 cm)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Ford Motor Company Collection, Gift of Ford Motor Company and John C. Waddell, 1987
  • Object Number: 1987.1100.100
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs

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