Tract House #3

1971

Lewis Baltz

Associated Names
Lewis Baltz

Artist, American, 1945 - 2014

The image depicts two large rectangular dark surfaces separated by a vertical line within a textured rectangular frame resembling a window. The composition contrasts the solids with the lighter, grainy surroundings resembling an exterior wall. The overall shape may suggest a closed sliding glass door, with reflections or shadows adding depth and subtle details like silhouettes of utility poles or rooflines.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist, 1971)

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 13.65 × 21 cm (5 3/8 × 8 1/4 in.)
    mount: 27.94 × 27.94 cm (11 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.136.384

  • Portfolio Title

    The Tract Houses

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lewis Baltz, Sausalito, CA; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Castelli Graphics, New York), 1971; acquired by NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2003

  • Both Sides of the Street: Celebrating the Corcoran's Photography Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April 12 – 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

2025

  • The '70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 6, 2024–April 6, 2025

Inscriptions

on verso of mount, signed by artist, bottom right corner in graphite: Lewis Baltz 1971; bottom left corner: TRACT HOUSE #3; bottom center: 5/12; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom left corner in red pencil: 1971.11.3

Wikidata ID

Q64157375

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