Lake Panamint: Panamint Valley, Prehistoric Rock Alignment (Wildrose East Site 2.6)

2000

Mark Ruwedel

Associated Names
Mark Ruwedel

Artist, American, born 1954

The image shows a barren desert landscape with low, rugged hills stretching diagonally in the distance. The terrain is scattered with small stones and a line of rocks, with sparse desert shrubs leading towards the hills. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of grey, conveying a dry and muted feel.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dan and Jeanne Fauci

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 18.7 × 24.1 cm (7 3/8 × 9 1/2 in.)
    mount: 40.4 × 50.6 cm (15 7/8 × 19 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.112.10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dan Fauci, Pacific Palisades, CA; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist, upper center on mount above image in graphite: LAKE PANAMINT; lower center below image: PANAMINT VALLEY / PREHISTORIC ROCK ALIGNMENT / (WILDROSE EAST SITE 2.6); on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: LAKE PANAMINT: / PREHISTORIC ROCK ALIGNMENT / (WILDROSE EAST SITE 2.6) / Mark Ruwedel 2000; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: RUW2171-D

Wikidata ID

Q64157792

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