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Neahkahnie Mountain, Oregon

2004

Robert Adams

Associated Names

Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image captures a view looking upward through a tangle of leaves and branches. The horizon is not visible due to the dense leaf cover and angle of the photo. The leaves are silhouetted against a bright, overcast sky, creating a contrast. The image is in black and white, emphasizing shapes and shadows over colors. The focus is soft, giving the leaves a gentle blur, and their rough, jagged edges are visible through holes in the leaves. In the distance, more blurred foliage is discernible, hinting at a continuation of the scene. The color palette consists of varying shades of gray, creating a calm yet slightly moody atmosphere.

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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: 23 × 15.3 cm (9 1/16 × 6 in.)
sheet: 35.3 × 27.8 cm (13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

2012.70.79
Series Title

Questions for an Overcast Day

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Adams, Robert

Bibliography

2007

Adams, Robert. Questions for an Overcast Day. San Francisco, 2007: 33.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Robert Adams 2006; by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: RA.3020.Y-O

Wikidata ID

Q64159290

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