San Quentin Point, no. 38

1982–1983

Lewis Baltz

Associated Names
Lewis Baltz

Artist, American, 1945 - 2014

The image shows a downward angle capturing a rocky ground surface. There is no horizon line present, focusing solely on the textured ground extending to the edges of the frame. The composition lacks visible structures or landscape features. The image has a monochrome palette with shades of gray. The texture of the ground is emphasized by varied sizes of rocks and gravel. Debris and small objects are scattered throughout. A piece of crumpled cloth or material is visible amidst the barren landscape. In the distance, the terrain continues in a similar pattern, suggesting continuity.
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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

    2015.131.20


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 38; bottom center: 34/35

Wikidata ID

Q64157430

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