San Jacinto Mountains Sequence

1985, printed 1996

Richard Misrach

Associated Names
Richard Misrach

Artist, American, born 1949

The image shows a low angle view of a barren, sandy landscape extending towards a range of mountains in the distance. The horizon line is in the lower third of the frame, transitioning from the ground to the mountain foothills. The mountains are dominant with earthy tones and bathed in warm sunlight, casting soft shadows. The sky is mostly clear with hints of blue and pale hues. Sparse vegetation and mounds of earth dot the sandy ground leading to the horizon, creating a muted color palette with contrasting warm earth tones and cool sky colors.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.7 × 27.5 cm (8 9/16 × 10 13/16 in.)
    sheet/mount: 27.62 × 35.24 cm (10 7/8 × 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.91.18

  • Series Title

    Desert Cantos I: The Terrain

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Anonymous gift to NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower left in graphite: San Jacinto Mountains; by artist, lower center in graphite: 4/5; by artist, lower right in graphite: © Richard Misrach 1985/1996

Wikidata ID

Q64159042

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