San Jacinto Mountains Sequence

1985, printed 1996

Richard Misrach

Associated Names
Richard Misrach

Artist, American, born 1949

The image depicts a desert landscape with a sandy terrain. The horizon is low, with sand meeting distant mountains. The mountains stretch across the scene with some low vegetation. In the distance, scattered bushes and small mounds are visible. The vast sky dominates the top with a few clouds. The color palette includes warm sandy tones and cool blues of the sky. The lighting appears soft, indicating early morning or late afternoon.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.7 × 27.5 cm (8 9/16 × 10 13/16 in.)
    sheet/mount: 27.62 × 35.24 cm (10 7/8 × 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.91.24

  • Series Title

    Desert Cantos I: The Terrain

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. Houston Museum of Fine Arts. Houston, 1996: p. 36 (upper right).

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower left in graphite: San Jacinto Mountains; by artist, lower center in graphite: 4/5; by artist, lower right in graphite: © Richard Misrach 1985/1996

Wikidata ID

Q64159049

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