The River’s Edge

2015

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a black and white photograph taken from a ground-level point of view. To the left is a large, weather-worn tree log on the grass. On the right, a small figure is standing next to the log, wearing a dark jacket and hat. The horizon sits just above the waterline in the distance, dividing the water from a tree-lined shore and low hills under a cloudy sky. The scene is tranquil, with diverse textures in the grass, log, and clouds adding visual interest. The photograph conveys a sense of openness under a cloudy sky, with the log and figure serving as focal points in the expansive landscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.8 × 29.9 cm (7 13/16 × 11 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 27.7 × 35.5 cm (10 7/8 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.29.2

  • Copyright

    © Robert Adams, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert Adams, Astoria, OR; (Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC, June 2017; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2017

  • Adams, Robert. Tenancy. San Francisco, 2017: pl. 2.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Robert Adams 2015; by unknown hand bottom left in graphite: 2 in circle; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: RA.4734.Y(b)

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