Tonopah and Tidewater

1995

Mark Ruwedel

Associated Names
Mark Ruwedel

Artist, American, born 1954

The image shows a view from the bottom of a narrow canyon. Two large, steep, rugged rock faces frame the view straight ahead. In the distance, a large flat-topped mesa or butte dominates the horizon. The sky is clear and light, contrasting with the dark tones of the rocks. The color palette is black, gray, and white, giving the image a stark appearance. The rocky surfaces display intricate textures with small rocks and pebbles.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Divola

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 19 × 24.2 cm (7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
    mount: 40.5 × 50.7 cm (15 15/16 × 19 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.50.12

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Divola, Riverside, CA; gift to NGA (through Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, CA), 2016.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist, lower center on mount below image in graphite: TONOPAH AND TIDEWATER; on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: TONOPAH AND TIDEWATER # 1 / MARK RUWEDEL 1995; lower left: A/P 2; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: Ruw2435JD

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