San Quentin Point, no. 20

1982–1983

Lewis Baltz

Associated Names
Lewis Baltz

Artist, American, 1945 - 2014

The image shows a ground-level view along a rugged path with dirt and rubble. The path stretches into the distance where terrain rises into slopes and hills. The horizon is faintly visible with hills defining the ground and sky meeting. The scene lacks human presence. There is a discarded, tattered cloth on the ground. The grayscale color scheme gives a somber tone with light gray sky and dark gray earth contrast. The ground texture is detailed, highlighting desolation, with minimal vegetation present.
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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

    2015.131.11


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 20; bottom center: 34/35

Wikidata ID

Q64157417

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