California Valley

2006

Mark Ruwedel

Associated Names
Mark Ruwedel

Artist, American, born 1954

This image is a black and white landscape featuring an open field with a horizon dividing the sky and land. A solitary trailer sits near the center to the right of the image. The grass is patchy around the trailer, and the surroundings appear desolate. The grass and the trailer's surface show detail and rugged textures. The color scheme is monochromatic, mainly shades of gray. In the distance, there is a slight elevation of land leading to distant mountains under a clear sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 19.05 × 24.13 cm (7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
    mount: 40.64 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.163.79

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: CALIFORNIA VALLEY; on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: CALIFORNIA VALLEY #2 / MARK RUWEDEL, 2006

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