Rock

1927

Paul Strand

Associated Names
Paul Strand

Artist, American, 1890 - 1976

The image displays a close-up view looking down onto a textured rock formation. There is no visible horizon in the composition, emphasizing the rugged details and layers of the rocks. The photo showcases fine contrast and sharp clarity, capturing the rough texture and striations of the stones. The color palette consists of sepia tones, creating an earthy and aged effect. Light appears to come from the top left, enhancing the depth and contours of the rocks.
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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

Cobweb in Rain, Georgetown, Maine [verso]

Paul Strand

1927


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Strand Archive, Aperture Foundation, Millerton, NY, by 1975; Southwestern Bell Corporation, St. Louis, MO; Gift to NGA, 1991

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p. 66 (recto only exhibited)

  • Paul Strand: An American Vision, National Gallery of Art; The Art Institute of Chicago; Saint Louis Art Museum; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco; Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990 - 1992, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1945

  • Newhall, Nancy. Paul Strand. Photographs 1915-1945. New York, 1945: p. 16 (verso only; variant).

1951

  • "Weston Strand Adams." American Photography (January 1951), p. 52 (verso only; variant)

1976

  • Paul Strand. Sixty Years of Photographs (Millerton, 1976), p. 98 (verso only; variant)

1978

  • Rosenblum, Naomi. "Paul Strand. The Early Years, 1910-1932." Ph.D. dissertation, City University of New York, 1978: fig. 107 (verso only; variant)

1987

  • Paul Strand (Zurich, 1987), vol. I, pl. 23 (recto only)

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p.158, illus. p.66. (recto only)

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: EW-N7-1867II

Wikidata ID

Q64158657

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