Weld County, Colorado

1984

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a landscape with a horizon line in the lower third of the composition. The grassland below is separated from the cloudy sky above. The sky is filled with thick, layered grey and white clouds, suggesting stormy weather. The brushstrokes create a sense of depth and movement. The color palette is monochromatic with various shades of grey. The land appears flat and extends towards the horizon.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    The Ahmanson Foundation and Gift of Robert and Kerstin Adams

  • Dimensions

    image: 38 × 47.7 cm (14 15/16 × 18 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 40.4 × 50.5 cm (15 7/8 × 19 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.70.11

  • Copyright

    © Robert Adams, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert Adams, Astoria, OR; NGA purchase (through Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco) and gift, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1988

  • Adams, Robert. Perfect Times, Perfect Places. New York, 1988: 25.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Robert Adams 1987; lower left in graphite: 4/30 / The Pawnee National Grassland, 1984; lower center in graphite: (c) 1988 Robert Adams; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite, to the left of signature: RA.0991.Y

Wikidata ID

Q64159214

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