Weld County, Colorado

1984

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image depicts a leafless tree with intricate, twisting branches spreading across from left to right, viewed from a low angle. The horizon is visible below, showing a flat landscape with open fields and distant trees or structures. The monochrome photograph contrasts the dark tree bark with the paler sky. The scene is calm, with the branches creating a detailed silhouette against the softly lit sky.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1994

  • Adams, Robert. Cottonwoods. Washington, DC, 1994.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Robert Adams 1988; lower left in graphite: 5/30 / Cottonwood, / East of Longmont, Colorado, 1984.; by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: RA.4122.Y

Wikidata ID

Q64159373

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