Maryland #6

1976

Lewis Baltz

Associated Names
Lewis Baltz

Artist, American, 1945 - 2014

The image shows a suburban scene from an elevated point of view. The horizon is high in the composition, with various residential buildings in the distance with angular roofs. The color palette is black and white, contrasting the bright sunlit house walls with dark silhouettes of trees and shadows. The ground is dark and textureless, with vertical elements like tree trunks. The image appears to be a photograph with sharp details.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase)

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.24 × 22.86 cm (6 × 9 in.)
    sheet: 20.32 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4148

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lewis Baltz, Sausalito, CA; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Castelli Graphics, New York), 1976; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1976

  • The Nation's Capital in Photographs, 1976: Lewis Baltz, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, June 19 – September 12, 1976

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right corner in graphite: Lewis Baltz 1976; bottom left corner: M-6; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner: 1976.38.1

Wikidata ID

Q64157398

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