Sonora

1995

Lee Friedlander

Associated Names
Lee Friedlander

Artist, American, born 1934

The image features tangled branches of desert vegetation dominating the foreground, with intricate details and slender shadows on rocky terrain. In the distance, there are more desert flora including tall cacti and shrubs creating a textured silhouette against the horizon. The horizon is positioned towards the upper third of the frame. The image is in black and white, highlighting the texture of the landscape and patterns of the branches, and emphasizing play of light and shadow in the desert environment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 37.5 x 37.5 cm (14 3/4 x 14 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 50.5 x 40.6 cm (19 7/8 x 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.22.396

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1996

  • The Desert Seen. New York, 1996: 46.

Inscriptions

all on verso: center: artist's stamp with graphite addition: Lee Friedlander; lower left in graphite: 46; lower center in graphite: Sonora, 1995; lower right in graphite: 1104-12

Wikidata ID

Q64156806

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