River View of the Royal Arches, Yosemite

1861

Carleton E. Watkins

Associated Names
Carleton E. Watkins

Artist, American, 1829 - 1916

The image shows a natural landscape with towering rock formations in the distance. The horizon is marked by the silhouette of cliffs with various textures. Trees are scattered throughout, with some near us framing the scene. A small body of water reflects parts of the landscape. The color palette is composed of sepia tones emphasizing light and shadow.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco); partial purchase and gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2005; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • The American Evolution: A History through Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, March 1 – July 27, 2008

Bibliography

1989

  • Carleton E. Watkins: Photographs 1861-1874. Exh. cat. Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, 1989: pl. 27.

2010

  • Eadweard Muybridge. Exh. cat., The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; Tate, London; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco. London, 2010: 42, 355, fig. 24.

2011

  • Naef, Weston and Christine Hult-Lewis. Carleton Watkins: The Complete Mammoth Photographs. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2011: 100, no. 225.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, bottom right below image in brown ink: C. E. Watkins –; bottom right along edge in graphite: River View of the Royal Arches–; by unknown hand, upper right outside image: 45–; bottom center along edge: CEW.188.X

Wikidata ID

Q64145688

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