Rocky Flats Mesa, Colorado

1987

Richard Misrach

Associated Names
Richard Misrach

Artist, American, born 1949

The image shows a vast field of golden grasses with a row of distant, rugged mountains at the horizon. A solitary tree stands on the horizon line. The sky is overcast with grey clouds, casting a soft light over the landscape. The field is filled with long grasses and clusters of small, delicate wildflowers in pale shades of purple and blue. A fence runs horizontally in the lower portion of the image. The color palette consists mainly of earthy yellows and browns, contrasting with the sky and wildflowers.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 39.37 × 49.53 cm (15 1/2 × 19 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.91.11


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Anonymous gift to NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1996

  • Tucker, Anne Wilkes. Crimes and Splendors: The Desert Cantos of Richard Misrach. Exh. cat. The Museum of Fine Arts. Houston, 1996: p. 125.

Wikidata ID

Q64159032

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