A Premonitional Work, Message to Timothy H. O’Sullivan, Gullfoss (Golden Falls), Iceland

1987, printed 2006

Thomas Joshua Cooper

Associated Names
Thomas Joshua Cooper

Artist, American, born 1945

The image is a diptych of two black and white photographs showcasing a waterfall landscape. One image shows the waterfall cascading into a pool surrounded by rugged terrain, with mist obscuring the horizon. The other image provides a close-up view of the powerful water flow over jagged rocks, captured with a long exposure technique to create a silky texture. The contrast of light and dark tones enhances the dramatic effect of the scene. The grayscale color palette gives the image a timeless quality, emphasizing the grandeur of the natural setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    2 gelatin silver prints

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lannan Foundation

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet (each): 17.15 × 23.81 cm (6 3/4 × 9 3/8 in.)
    mount (each): 35.56 × 43.18 cm (14 × 17 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.94.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Thomas Joshua Cooper; Lannan Foundation, Santa Fe, NM, 1 June 2012; gift to NGA, 2024.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

(left panel) on mount verso, signed by artist, center left in black ink: A Premonitional Work / Message to Timothy H. O'Sullivan / Gullfoss/Golden Falls / © Thomas Joshua Cooper; signed by artist, center in black ink: Iceland / (Sudurland) [curved arrow at side connecting the words]; signed by artist, center right in black ink: 1987/2006 / part 1 of a 2 part work / [line] / Europe / [circled] 2 [not circled]/4; signed by artist, across bottom in black ink: [underlined] (The top or left hand side [end underline] part of a [underlined] 2 part work)
(right panel) on mount verso, signed by artist, center left in black ink: A Premonitional Work / Message to Timothy / H. O'Sullivan / Gullfoss/Golden Falls / © Thomas Joshua Cooper; signed by artist, center right in black ink: [curved arrow across top connecting the words] Iceland (Surdland) / (Part 2 of 2 part work) / 1987/2006 / Europe / [circled] 2 [not circled]/4; signed by artist, across bottom in black ink: [underlined] (the bottom or the Right-hand part of the 2 part work)

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