The River’s Edge

2015

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image displays a large tree stump in the center of a sandy shoreline. The horizon is low, with the beach meeting the water, leading to a line of land merging with the sky. In the background, hills gradually rise, hinting at mountains covered by trees or vegetation. The landscape is depicted in black and white, creating a timeless ambiance. The textures and details of the stump and the surroundings are highlighted by the monochrome palette. Overall, the composition is simple and serene, guiding the eye from the stump to the distant landscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.7 × 29.8 cm (7 3/4 × 11 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 27.7 × 35.5 cm (10 7/8 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.29.3

  • Copyright

    © Robert Adams, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert Adams, Astoria, OR; (Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC, June 2017; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2017

  • Adams, Robert. Tenancy. San Francisco, 2017: pl. 3.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Robert Adams 2015; by unknown hand bottom left in graphite: 3 in circle; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: RA.4734.Y(c)

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