San Jacinto Mountains Sequence

1985, printed 1996

Richard Misrach

Associated Names
Richard Misrach

Artist, American, born 1949

The image depicts a ground-level perspective of a vast, open landscape. The horizon is about one-third from the top of the image, separating the sandy terrain with scattered vegetation from the expansive sky above. The horizon features a range of mountains extending from left to right. The mountain slopes are softly illuminated, indicating either sunrise or sunset. The color palette consists of earthy tones on the ground and the mountains, transitioning to pastel hues in the sky. The scene conveys a sense of serene vastness and tranquility.
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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

    1998.91.29

  • Series Title

    Desert Cantos I: The Terrain

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Anonymous gift to NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

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

Q64159054

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