Wonder Valley

2008

Mark Ruwedel

Associated Names
Mark Ruwedel

Artist, American, born 1954

The image depicts an abandoned structure in a barren desert landscape. The building is partially dilapidated, with missing sections of the roof and walls. The background shows a mountain range in the distance. The overall color scheme is monochromatic, with black, white, and grey tones dominating. The composition is minimalistic, emphasizing light contrast and linear elements. Desert vegetation surrounds the building, and an old metal frame is on the sandy ground nearby.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Divola

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 18.8 × 24.1 cm (7 3/8 × 9 1/2 in.)
    mount: 40.6 × 50.6 cm (16 × 19 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.128.7

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 # 77 / MARK RUWEDEL 2008; lower left: 3/10; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: Ruw2442JD

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