Cinnabar Mountain and Devil's Slide

1880–1889

F. Jay Haynes

Associated Names
F. Jay Haynes

Artist, American, 1853 - 1921

The image shows a landscape with a rocky terrain covered with scattered boulders in the foreground. A railway track runs diagonally across the rocky expanse. Beyond the tracks, the land transitions into a broad, flat valley leading to a mountain range. The mountains rise steeply in the distance with erosion patterns and sparse vegetation. The mountains form a natural horizon line against a clear sky. The color palette is dominated by muted tones of brown and gray, emphasizing the arid quality of the landscape. The detailed textures of the scene are captured in black and white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the UBS Art Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 44.2 × 54.6 cm (17 3/8 × 21 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 44.5 × 55.2 cm (17 1/2 × 21 3/4 in.)
    mount: 55.2 × 67 cm (21 3/4 × 26 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.81


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Charles Isaacs Photographs Inc., New York); Paine Webber & Co., New York, 9 July 1992; UBS, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, bottom right in negative: F. JAY HAYNES. FARGO, D. T.; bottom left: No 3101 CINNABAR MOUNTAIN. DEVIL'S SLIDE.


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