Clearcut, Coos County, Oregon

1999

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a close-up of a large tree stump with wide base and gnarled roots. The horizon in the background is low, allowing the stump to dominate the scene against a clear sky. The photo is in black and white, creating contrast between the dark stump and the pale sky. More trees can be seen in the distance. The stump's intricate details and texture are highlighted, with roots and branches tangled around it. The monochrome palette accentuates the play of light and shadow in the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund and Gift of Robert and Kerstin Adams

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.2 × 22.7 cm (11 1/8 × 8 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.4 × 27.9 cm (13 15/16 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.70.64

  • Series Title

    Turning Back

  • 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

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Robert Adams 2002; lower left in graphite: A second growth stump on top of a first growth stump, Coos County, Oregon, 1999; by unknown hand, lower right, to left of signature, in graphite: RA.2999.Y

Wikidata ID

Q64159271

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