Wonder Valley

2008

Mark Ruwedel

Associated Names
Mark Ruwedel

Artist, American, born 1954

The image features a dilapidated building in a desert landscape. The horizon is low, with mountains in the distance. The building shows signs of neglect, with missing windows and deteriorating structure. The monochrome color palette emphasizes varying shades of gray. Debris is scattered about the scene. The sky is overcast.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Divola

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 19.1 × 24.2 cm (7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
    mount: 40.5 × 50.7 cm (15 15/16 × 19 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.128.6

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: WONDER VALLEY; on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: WONDER VALLEY # 83 / MARK RUWEDEL 2008; lower left: 2/10; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: Ruw2441JD

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