The Interior of the Spit

2015

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a view from a higher perspective looking down at grassy dunes extending toward the horizon. The horizon is high in the composition with the ocean visible in the distance, showing some waves. The photo is in black and white, giving a classic look. The dunes close to the viewer are covered in grass with different textures and densities. The texture extends into the distance towards the sea. Light and shadow are evenly distributed across the dune surfaces, adding depth within the monochromatic color scheme.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.6 × 28.8 cm (8 7/8 × 11 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.8 × 35.5 cm (10 15/16 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.29.21

  • 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. 21.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Robert Adams 2016; by unknown hand bottom left in graphite: 21 in circle; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: RA.4734.Y(u)

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