Untitled

1984

William Eggleston

Associated Names
William Eggleston

Artist, American, born 1939

The image shows a rural landscape captured from an elevated viewpoint. Dry grasses and plants cover a slope in the foreground, partially obstructed by light foliage. In the distance, undulating terrain stretches towards a horizon with a range of blue hills. A wooden pole with power lines stands on the left. The scene is dominated by earthy greens and tans, with hints of muted yellows and browns, implying a late summer or early autumn setting.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mayda Colon Tsaknis, Mount Airy, MD; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco), 1986; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1988

  • Landscape Photographs from the Permanent Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, December 24, 1988–February 26, 1989

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in black ink with m underlined: Wm Eggleston; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 1986.42.3

Wikidata ID

Q64170104

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