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Pine Valley, Oregon

2003

Robert Adams

Associated Names

Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a dense group of trees in black and white. The trees dominate the scene with no visible horizon line. Details in the foliage are clearly visible, with a range of grayscale tones capturing the shadows and highlights. A fence in the foreground suggests a boundary, with trees of different heights and densities in the background. The high contrast of light and shadow creates depth, allowing each tree to stand out. The sky is a soft gray in the background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund and Gift of Robert and Kerstin Adams
Dimensions

image: 15 × 22.2 cm (5 7/8 × 8 3/4 in.)
sheet: 28 × 35.5 cm (11 × 14 in.)
Accession Number

2012.70.135

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert Adams, Astoria, OR; NGA purchase (through Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco) and gift, 2012.

Associated Names

Adams, Robert

Bibliography

2005

Adams, Robert. Pine Valley. Tucson, 2005: 13.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Robert Adams 2004; by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: RA.3758.Y

Wikidata ID

Q64159354

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