The Interior of the Spit

2015

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image displays a landscape from ground level, showing a grassy area leading towards low shrubs and trees. The horizon is seen in the upper third of the image, where the tops of the vegetation meet the sky. In the distance, trees are densely grouped, contrasting against the sky. The picture is in black and white, emphasizing textures in the grass and foliage. The tonal palette consists of light grays and deep blacks, typical of monochrome photography.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.86 × 28.58 cm (9 × 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 27.94 × 35.56 cm (11 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.29.16

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. 16.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Robert Adams 2016; by unknown hand bottom left in graphite: 16 in circle; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: RA.4734.Y(p)

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