Lucerne Valley

2006

Mark Ruwedel

Associated Names
Mark Ruwedel

Artist, American, born 1954

The photograph features an old, deteriorating building with a collapsing roof and broken or missing windows. The composition is flat, with the horizon nearly obscured by the structure. The image is captured in sharp, clear photography with a monochromatic color palette of grayscale tones. In the foreground, there is a barren landscape with desert plants, while the building is framed by minimal vegetation on either side. The overall visual impact is quiet and somber.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 18.4 × 24.1 cm (7 1/4 × 9 1/2 in.)
    mount: 40.4 × 50.8 cm (15 7/8 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.163.69

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: LUCERNE VALLEY; on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: LUCERNE VALLEY #9 / MARK RUWEDEL 2006; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: RUW1601

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