The Sea Beach

2015

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a beach scene with a weathered tree stump in the foreground. The horizon is visible about a third of the way down from the top, showcasing the sky with sweeping brushstrokes. Beyond the stump, the beach extends towards the shore, with small waves meeting the sand and a person walking along the shoreline. The color palette is mostly monochrome, emphasizing textures and tonal contrasts between the sand and the stump. Various footprints and impressions are visible on the sandy terrain.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.3 × 22.5 cm (11 1/8 × 8 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.5 × 27.7 cm (14 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.29.30

  • Series Title

    Tenancy

  • 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. 30.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Robert Adams 2015; by unknown hand bottom left in graphite: 30 in circle; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: RA.4734.Y(dd)

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