San Quentin Point, no. 19

1982–1983

Lewis Baltz

Associated Names
Lewis Baltz

Artist, American, 1945 - 2014

The image features a rocky terrain viewed up close. Large jagged rocks with rough textures are prominent at the bottom of the image. Beyond these rocks are smaller stones and sparse vegetation leading towards the rising terrain. The scene is in grayscale, emphasizing the rocks and landscape. The lack of color highlights the details of the rock surfaces and the play of light and shadow.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.8 × 22.9 cm (7 3/8 × 9 in.)
    sheet: 20.32 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.131.10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lewis Baltz, Paris; (Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, CA); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • Celebrating Photography at the National Gallery of Art: Recent Gifts, Washington, DC, November 1, 2015–February 28, 2016

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Lewis Baltz 1985; bottom left: SQP 19; bottom center: 34/35

Wikidata ID

Q64157416

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