Apple Valley

2007

Mark Ruwedel

Associated Names
Mark Ruwedel

Artist, American, born 1954

The image shows an abandoned house centrally positioned in the composition. The house appears to be dilapidated, with broken windows and missing roofing tiles. The ground leading to the house is covered with patchy dry grass and tufts. The horizon is high in the image, with a line of distant trees and shrubs, and a mostly clear sky with a few streaky clouds. The photograph is in black and white, capturing textures using a range of grays. The environment conveys a sense of openness and desolation.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Divola

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 18.9 × 24.3 cm (7 7/16 × 9 9/16 in.)
    mount: 40.64 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.128.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Divola, Riverside, CA; gift to NGA (through Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, CA), 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist, lower center on mount below image in graphite: APPLE VALLEY; on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: APPLE VALLEY # 6 / MARK RUWEDEL 2007; lower left: 3/10; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: Ruw2437JD

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