California Valley

2011

Mark Ruwedel

Associated Names
Mark Ruwedel

Artist, American, born 1954

The image shows a small, weathered building in a grassy field with a flat horizon in the background. The building is aged, with a rectangular shape and a pitched roof. The entrance is partially open, revealing darkness inside. Nearby stands a smaller, similarly aged structure. The color palette is monochrome, with various shades of gray emphasizing texture and contrast. The scene conveys a sense of desolation and abandonment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Divola

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 18.8 × 24 cm (7 3/8 × 9 7/16 in.)
    mount: 40.5 × 50.7 cm (15 15/16 × 19 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.128.12

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Divola, Riverside, CA; gift to NGA (through Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, CA), 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist, lower center on mount below image in graphite: CALIFORNIA VALLEY; on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: CALIFORNIA VALLEY # 21 A / MARK RUWEDEL 2011; lower left: 3/10; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: Ruw2447JD

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