The family farm, Öglunda, Sweden

1968

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

This is a photograph of a porch on a house surrounded by trees. The image features a symmetrical composition focusing on the wooden house's entrance. The building showcases intricate wooden detailing on the porch railings and supports, with a sloped roof and a double door at its center. Windows on either side of the entrance allow light to enter, and a hanging plant is present on the porch. Two large trees in the foreground frame the photograph, with sunlight filtering through the leaves, casting shadows on the house's facade and ground. The scene conveys a serene quality through its monochromatic 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 1970; lower left in graphite: Öglunda, Sweden, 1968; by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: RA.4097.Y

Wikidata ID

Q64159372

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