Evening, Los Angeles

1987

Larry Sultan

Associated Names
Larry Sultan

Artist, American, 1946 - 2009

This is a photograph of a garden at dusk with a house featuring a brightly lit window. In the foreground, a small garden is visible, containing various flowers surrounding a stepping-stone path, and a ladder leaning against a bush covered in pink flowers. A large tree with bare branches stands in front of the house. The house showcases a Mediterranean-style architecture with a white stucco exterior and a red tiled roof. The window is illuminated from inside, casting a warm glow onto the interior, providing a glimpse of the warm atmosphere indoors set against the twilight exterior.

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On View

West Building, Ground Floor, Gallery G39

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist)

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 100.65 × 115.41 cm (39 5/8 × 45 7/16 in.)
    framed: 103.19 × 118.11 × 3.81 cm (40 5/8 × 46 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4511

  • Series Title

    Pictures from Home

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Larry Sultan, Greenbrae, CA; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1996; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1996

  • From the Collection: Photography as a Reflection of Time, Corcoran Gallery of Art, June 12 – September 8, 1996

1998

  • Developing Illusions, 1873-1998: Photographs from the Corcoran Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, November 14, 1998 – January 18, 1999

2003

  • Both Sides of the Street: Celebrating the Corcoran's Photography Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, August 25 – December 8, 2003

2007

  • Looking for the "There There": California Art from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, November 21, 2007 – April 13, 2008

Inscriptions

on verso of frame, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, upper right in graphite: Sultan / 1996.12.1

Wikidata ID

Q64156253

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