Between West Sidewinder Drive and State Highway 248, Looking Southwest

1979

Lewis Baltz

Associated Names
Lewis Baltz

Artist, American, 1945 - 2014

The image shows a ground-level perspective of rugged terrain with snow-capped hills and mountains in the distance. The horizon line is above the center of the image, with an undulating mountain range creating a varied skyline. Just below the horizon, the hills have patches of snow, accentuating their gentle slopes and valleys. The foreground features a rough landscape of dirt and rocks with scattered debris like broken wooden planks and discarded metal hoops. The image is in black and white, highlighting the texture and contrast of the terrain with a dominant palette of grays, blacks, and whites.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Castelli Graphics, New York), 1986; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right corner in graphite: Lewis Baltz 1979; bottom left corner: PC7; bottom center: 4/21; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 1986.38.2

Wikidata ID

Q64157374

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