Tract House #23

1971

Lewis Baltz

Associated Names
Lewis Baltz

Artist, American, 1945 - 2014

The image shows a modern residential garage from a frontal view. The garage door is centered in the composition. The driveway leading to the garage door is bordered by neatly trimmed bushes and cypress trees. The image is in black and white, highlighting the shadows and forms of the architecture and landscape. A portion of the house's roof and chimney is visible in the background, with an overcast sky providing soft, diffused light.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist)

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 14 × 22.5 cm (5 1/2 × 8 7/8 in.)
    mount: 27.94 × 27.94 cm (11 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.136.404

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lewis Baltz, Sausalito, CA; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Castelli Graphics, New York), 1971; acquired by NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2003

  • Both Sides of the Street: Celebrating the Corcoran's Photography Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April 12 – December 8, 2003

2007

  • Looking for the "There There": California Art from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, November 21, 2007 – April 13, 2008

Inscriptions

on verso of mount, signed by artist, bottom right corner in graphite: Lewis Baltz 1971; bottom left corner: TRACT HOUSE #23; bottom center: 5/12; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom left corner in red pencil: 1971.11.23

Wikidata ID

Q64157392

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