Clearcut, Coos County, Oregon

1999

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image features a black and white photograph taken from a low angle perspective. The horizon is in the upper third of the image, with a sparse tree line in the distance. In the foreground, there is a tall, central tree stump, surrounded by smaller chopped stumps, branches, and twigs. The ground appears heavily deforested. The monochromatic color palette emphasizes the contrast between the rough wood surfaces and the distant tree line.
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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; by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: B-1; lower right, to left of signature, in graphite: RA.3083.Y (a)

Wikidata ID

Q64159313

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