Salton Sea Interior (with Chair), California

1985, printed 1995

Richard Misrach

Associated Names
Richard Misrach

Artist, American, born 1949

The image depicts a partially flooded interior room with debris scattered on the water's surface and hanging from the ceiling. The largest objects visible are the wooden beams in the foreground and the broken chair positioned at the back near the cracked windows. The color palette consists of warm earthy tones with variations of browns and reds, complemented by the reflection of soft light on the water. The wooden beams extend towards the left, leading to the open doorway where light enters, casting shadows across the rippling water. The broken chair is towards the back center-right of the image, partially submerged, and insulation material hangs from the ceiling, slightly obscured and catching the warm light.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    image: 71.8 × 89.5 cm (28 1/4 × 35 1/4 in.)
    mat: 86.36 × 111.76 cm (34 × 44 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.91.12

  • Series Title

    Desert Cantos III: The Flood


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Anonymous gift to NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1987

  • Misrach, Richard. Desert Cantos. Exh. cat. Oakland Museum. Oakland, California, 1987: p. 35.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower left in black ink: SALTON SEA INTERIOR (WITH CHAIR); signed by artist, lower center in black ink: 5/10; signed by artist, lower right in black ink: © Richard Misrach 1985/1995

Wikidata ID

Q64159031

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