Road Italy 1973: Earth Bank, Virginia 1972

1972-1973

Emmet Gowin

Associated Names
Emmet Gowin

Artist, American, born 1941

The image shows a winding dirt road wrapping around a rocky outcrop. The horizon is not visible. The composition focuses on the pathway and textures of the landscape. There are no visible brushstrokes, suggesting the image is a photograph rather than a painting. The color palette is monochromatic, with black, white, and gray shades creating a stark visual effect. Loose stones are scattered on the rocky terrain. The surrounding darkness adds to the mysterious atmosphere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Fern M. Schad

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.8 × 20.5 cm (7 13/16 × 8 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 20 × 25.1 cm (7 7/8 × 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.143.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fern M. Schad, New York; gift to NGA, 2013.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: ROAD NEAR SCARPERIA, ITALY 1973 / emmet gowin / (over print with earth bank, danville); by unknown hand, upper right: 3 [circled] 25[f] 7; lower left, erased graphite: GUGGENHEIM #14

Wikidata ID

Q64147354

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