Human Generated Data

Title

[View through window of man gardening]

Date

1933-1934

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.244.5

Copyright

© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Human Generated Data

Title

[View through window of man gardening]

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Date

1933-1934

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.244.5

Copyright

© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2019-11-19

Clarifai
created on 2019-11-19

street 99
monochrome 97.7
car 94.2
no person 94.1
city 93.1
light 92.8
window 91.9
people 91.7
travel 91.4
road 91.4
old 90.1
urban 89.5
transportation system 88.9
rain 88.5
architecture 88.4
vehicle 87.6
nature 87.4
dark 87
vintage 86.7
outdoors 86.6

Imagga
created on 2019-11-19

toaster 53.7
negative 51.7
film 45.3
kitchen appliance 43.5
home appliance 32.8
photographic paper 31.3
appliance 21.6
photographic equipment 21.1
old 20.2
grunge 17
texture 15.3
vintage 14.9
dirty 13.5
light 13.4
frame 13.3
aged 12.7
black 12.6
car 12.5
wood 12.5
close 12
art 11.7
transportation 11.6
wall 11.1
paper 11
durables 10.9
design 10.7
retro 10.6
vehicle 10.4
antique 10.4
empty 10.3
window 10.3
building 9.6
damaged 9.5
space 9.3
safety 9.2
road 9
material 8.9
metal 8.8
windshield 8.6
structure 8.5
screen 8.4
travel 8.4
transport 8.2
border 8.1
device 8.1
home 8
steel 7.9
business 7.9
glass 7.9
industry 7.7
auto 7.6
old fashioned 7.6
weathered 7.6
pattern 7.5
dark 7.5
technology 7.4
brown 7.4
detail 7.2
history 7.1
architecture 7.1
wooden 7
modern 7

Google
created on 2019-11-19

Microsoft
created on 2019-11-19

black and white 89.9
monochrome 72.1
window 65.3
text 64.1
house 57.4

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Person
Piano
Train
Person 81.2%
Piano 67.5%
Train 56.9%

Captions

Microsoft
created on 2019-11-19

a close up of a car window 44.2%
a close up of a window 44.1%
close up of a car window 40.6%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-12

The black and white photograph is taken through a window, creating a layered composition. The window frame is visible, dividing the view into panes. Outside the window, a landscape unfolds, featuring a field or lawn, possibly with textured vegetation. In the middle distance, a person is faintly visible in the field. Further back, there's a building or house, suggesting a residential or rural setting.

Inside, near the viewer, is an arrangement of plants or tall grasses in a vase. These are out of focus, contributing to a soft, dreamy effect. The photograph has an aged appearance, with visible scratches and imperfections, lending it a vintage or nostalgic feel. The lighting is soft and diffused, enhancing the overall mood of the image.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-12

Here's a description of the image:

Overall Impression:

The image is a stark, high-contrast black and white photograph with an almost dreamlike quality. The use of inverted colors (like a negative) contributes to this ethereal atmosphere. There's a strong sense of looking through a window, framing a scene of the outside world.

Composition:

  • Window Frame: A large, white, rectangular window frame dominates the foreground, dividing the scene into panes.
  • Exterior Scene: The view beyond the window shows a landscape with what appears to be a field or yard. There is a person standing outside. In the background there is a large building.
  • Foreground Detail: In the immediate foreground, there is an out-of-focus, bright, white, abstract shape that could be a plant. It suggests a close-up element.

Details and Atmosphere:

  • Inversion: The use of an inverted or negative style creates a surreal visual experience. The bright areas are usually dark, and the dark areas are now light.
  • Texture and Imperfection: The image has a grainy texture and some scratches, as if from an old film negative. This adds to the vintage feel.
  • Contrast: The high contrast between the whites and blacks creates a dramatic visual impact.
  • Mysterious Feel: The combination of the inverted colors, the slightly blurred focus, and the composition contributes to a sense of mystery and suggestion.

Possible Interpretations:

The image could be interpreted as:

  • A scene of everyday life captured in an unusual way.
  • An artistic experiment with photographic techniques.
  • A nostalgic view, perhaps from a long time ago.