Western Pacific (Spur)

1996

Mark Ruwedel

Associated Names
Mark Ruwedel

Artist, American, born 1954

The image shows a ground-level perspective of a narrow dirt path or track receding into the distance. Two water-filled trenches flank the path, with barren desert stretching out to the horizon. The path is surrounded by rough terrain with rocks and dirt. The scene is black and white, with a grayscale palette. Bright highlights and shadows create contrast, emphasizing the linear perspective and vast open space.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 18.7 × 24.2 cm (7 3/8 × 9 1/2 in.)
    mount: 40.9 × 50.8 cm (16 1/8 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.163.23

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Gallery Luisotti, Los Angeles); Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia Kennedy, San Leandro, CA; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist, lower center on mount below image in graphite: WESTERN PACIFIC / (SPUR); on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: WESTERN PACIFIC #5A / MARK RUWEDEL 1996

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