Defoliated orchard, Highland, California

1983, printed 2000

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a landscape with a range of mountains in the distance. The horizon line is high, just above the mountain peaks. In the foreground, there are leafless shrubs and bushes with intricate branches. The color palette is grayscale, emphasizing shapes and textures. A utility pole is faintly visible to the right. The sky has a calm gradient from darker to lighter tones.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Robert Adams 2000; lower left in graphite: 1/30 / Highland, defoliated and bulldozed orchard, 1983; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite, below signature: RA.1669.Y

Wikidata ID

Q64159228

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