Salton Sea C1

2007

Matthew Brandt

Associated Names
Matthew Brandt

Artist, American, born 1982

The image shows a tranquil scene overlooking a body of water. The horizon is low in the composition with mist above it. A bare branch or twigs rise from the center-right of the water. Subtle ripples are visible, indicating calmness. The color palette is dominated by sepia tones, giving a vintage quality. The atmosphere is serene and minimalistic, with subtle tone variations adding depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    salted paper print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 75.57 × 96.52 cm (29 3/4 × 38 in.)
    framed: 82.55 × 102.87 × 3.81 cm (32 1/2 × 40 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.31.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Yossi Milo Gallery, New York); NGA purchase, 2014.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • The Memory of Time: Contemporary Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Acquired with the Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2015, no. 17.

Wikidata ID

Q64157842

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