Wonder Valley

2008

Mark Ruwedel

Associated Names
Mark Ruwedel

Artist, American, born 1954

The image shows a small, dilapidated house in a desolate landscape. The camera is positioned at eye level, capturing the house at the center of the scene. The horizon is high in the frame, emphasizing the emptiness beyond the house. The building shows signs of decay with peeling walls. The color palette is monochromatic, with greys and earth tones. Sparse vegetation and rocky ground are visible in the foreground, leading the eye towards the house. In the distance, telephone poles are faintly visible on the horizon.
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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: 40.5 × 50.8 cm (15 15/16 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.128.11


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 # 70 / MARK RUWEDEL 2008; lower left: 3/10; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: Ruw2446JD


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