San Quentin Point, no. 2

1982–1983

Lewis Baltz

Associated Names
Lewis Baltz

Artist, American, 1945 - 2014

The image is captured from a low point of view, emphasizing the details on the ground including various plants and scattered debris like a tire and a piece of cardboard. The horizon is near the top third of the image, separating the landscape from the sky. In the distance, low hills rise gently with sparse houses or structures. The clear sky forms the background. The composition is monochromatic in a grayscale palette, highlighting the contrast between the light sky and darker elements on the ground. This black-and-white approach emphasizes textures and forms without color distraction.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.8 × 22.9 cm (7 3/8 × 9 in.)
    sheet: 20.32 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.131.2


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lewis Baltz, Paris; (Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, CA); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • Celebrating Photography at the National Gallery of Art: Recent Gifts, Washington, DC, November 1, 2015–February 28, 2016

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Lewis Baltz 1985; bottom left: SQP #2; bottom center: 34/35

Wikidata ID

Q64157407

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