Yarding Logs with Spartree and Donkey Engine, Washington

c. 1923

Darius Kinsey

Associated Names
Darius Kinsey

Artist, American, 1869 - 1945

The image shows a logging area with a wide scene captured from ground level. The horizon is low in the frame, marked by a line of trees on a ridgeline. A tall, stripped tree trunk, fitted with cables, stands prominently amidst the surrounding trees. To the left, there is a small structure with several people around it. Fallen logs and debris clutter the landscape. The monochrome photograph has sepia tones, showcasing textures of trees and the landscape. The sky is pale against the dark outlines of trees and structures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the UBS Art Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 33.5 × 25.7 cm (13 3/16 × 10 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 34.9 × 27.3 cm (13 3/4 × 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.91


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco); Paine Webber & Co., New York, 10 November 1993; UBS, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist, lower left printed in negative: 132x.; lower center: 19 (c) 2[?] BY DARIUS KINSEY SEATTLE; on verso, by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: 044893 / PW 7107


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