Desert Form #1, New Mexico, 1984

1984

William Clift

Associated Names
William Clift

Artist, American, born 1944

The image shows a landscape from an elevated vantage point, revealing a vast desert terrain. A horizon line separates the sky from the land below. Eroded rock formations create a silhouette along the horizon. The foreground contains large rocks and dark soil, contrasting with the smoother textures in the distance. The monochromatic palette portrays the scene with varying shades of grey, emphasizing the landscape's raw and untouched nature.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gfit of Bonnie and Louis Cohen

  • Dimensions

    image: 38.7 × 48.5 cm (15 1/4 × 19 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 39.8 × 49.5 cm (15 11/16 × 19 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.174.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Bonnie and Louis Cohen, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, on mat, lower right, below image in graphite: William Clift; lower right of mount in graphite: William Clift; on verso of mat, by unknown hand, center in black ink: Desert Form #1, New Mexico 1984 / Printed at This size in a Limited Edition of / 40 numbered prints and 15 lettered artist prints. / This is No. 27. / Prints of This image exist at other sizes. / © William Clift / Reproduction Rights Remain with / William Clift or his Estate.

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