Cottonwood Bench Above River, Cache la Poudre River

1996, printed 1999

William Wylie

Associated Names
William Wylie

Artist, American, born 1957

The image shows a ground-level perspective looking across a field of wild grasses and bushes. The horizon is in the upper third of the frame, with leafless trees and bushes scattered across it. The trees' branches reach upwards against the sky. The overall style is grayscale, highlighting contrasts in black, white, and gray. The foreground features textured grasses and a plant with a piece of plastic caught in its branches. The sky above has varied cloud formations, with heavy clouds near the horizon, contrasting with the finer details below.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jeanne and Richard S. Press

  • Dimensions

    image: 34.7 × 43.8 cm (13 11/16 × 17 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 40.2 × 50.4 cm (15 13/16 × 19 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.162.4


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Wylie, Charlottesville, VA; Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. and Jeanne Press, Weston, MA; gift to NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: William Wylie 1999; across bottom in graphite: PR - 5 Cottonwood Bench Above River / Cache la Poudre River, 1996 William Wylie 3/25; lower left, in graphite [written upside down]: 5 @ 3 [?] / 42

Wikidata ID

Q64170498

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