Fir Log Starting for Distant Steel Tower Skidder

1927

Darius Kinsey

Associated Names
Darius Kinsey

Artist, American, 1869 - 1945

The image shows a logging scene with felled trees spread across the land, large tree trunks in various positions. The viewpoint is slightly elevated, capturing the logs and activity in the distance. The horizon is low in the background with standing trees and smoke, suggesting ongoing logging operations. The photo is in sepia tones, giving it a vintage look. Workers are seen atop a log, possibly rigging or operating machinery. Sparse tree trunks are visible, with some leaning. The lighting accentuates the textures and details of the tree bark and debris.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the UBS Art Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.9 × 33.4 cm (10 3/16 × 13 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 26.9 × 34.6 cm (10 9/16 × 13 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.93


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: 1272 / FIR LOG STARTING FOR DISTANT STEEL TOWER SKIDDER; lower right: 19 (c) 27 BY DARIUS KINSEY FOR TIMBER VIEWS CO., SEATTLE; on verso, by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: PW 7102; bottom right: 044894


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