Weld County, Colorado

1984

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a wide landscape under a cloudy sky. The horizon is low in the frame, separating the land from the sky with subtle undulations. Dark clouds fill the sky, with varying shades of gray. Some clouds are very dark, suggesting rain, while lighter patches indicate breaks in the overcast. The color palette is predominantly gray. The land is sparsely vegetated, accentuating the starkness of the landscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    The Ahmanson Foundation and Gift of Robert and Kerstin Adams

  • Dimensions

    image: 37.9 × 46.8 cm (14 15/16 × 18 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.5 × 50.5 cm (15 15/16 × 19 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.70.12

  • 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: 30.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Robert Adams 1988; lower left in graphite: 5/30 / Storm over 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.0992.Y

Wikidata ID

Q64159215

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