Costa Llobera Garden, Montjuic, Barcelona

1984

Joan Fontcuberta

Associated Names
Joan Fontcuberta

Artist, Spanish, born 1955

The image shows a garden-like scene in black and white. The foreground features large, spiky plants with thick, smooth leaves, resembling succulents or agaves. Beyond them are taller and irregularly shaped succulents and a spiky tree. In the background, there are industrial cranes against the pale sky, suggesting a harbor or port area. A weathered stone wall is visible on the right side of the scene.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2003; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: Joan Fontcuberta 1984 / "COSTA LLOBERA" GARDEN / (MONTJUIC, BARCELONA); by unknown hand, bottom left: JF 17113; bottom right: L.012.033.88; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner: 2003.24.16

Wikidata ID

Q64155879

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