Untitled

1981

John Gossage

Associated Names
John Gossage

Artist, American, born 1946

The image shows a grassy hillside sloping upwards from the left to the right of the frame. The horizon is blocked by the incline. A tree's bare branches extend across the upper left corner. Various patches of grass are visible, highlighted by sunlight and contrasting shadows. In the distance, there are trees with sparse foliage on the left and a larger tree with willowy branches on the right. The color palette is monochromatic, ranging from a light sky to darker earth tones.
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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

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom in graphite: John R Gossage The pond 1981 1/25; bottom right circled: 20; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 1986.34.35

Wikidata ID

Q64156002

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