New Wall, across Landwehr Canal from Görlitzer Ufer

1982

John Gossage

Associated Names
John Gossage

Artist, American, born 1946

The image shows a ground-level perspective of an expansive concrete wall stretching from the bottom right to the top left. The horizon is not visible, with the wall dominating the scene. The concrete surface is smooth with vertical grooves visible. A dirt path runs alongside the wall with small patches of grass and wild vegetation. In the distance, there is dense foliage on the left side. The sky above is overcast, creating a monochrome color palette of shades of grey, contrasting with the ground and sky.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Morris Garfinkle, Potomac, MD; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Leo Castelli, New York), 1986; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2006

  • Sight/Insight: Photographs from the Permanent Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April 26 – October 29, 2006

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom in graphite: John R Gossage 1982 BERlin 1/25; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 1986.34.11

Wikidata ID

Q64155998

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