Granite Tor

1954

Norma Morgan

Associated Names
Norma Morgan

Artist, American, 1928 - 2017

The image depicts a landscape with a viewpoint slightly below eye level, focusing on a prominent rocky formation. The horizon is positioned in the upper third of the composition where the sky meets the land. The rocks are detailed with precision, using a monochromatic gray color palette to emphasize the rugged texture of the landscape. Close to the viewer, a cluster of large rocks is on the left side, leading the eye towards a distant expanse of grass and rocks that become less defined in the background.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: NM / 1954; lower left in graphite: 27/200; lower center in graphite: granite tor; lower right in graphite: Norma Morgan 1955

Markings

stamped lower right verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77012374

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