The Sea Beach

2015

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows an ocean view with the sky as the focal point. The horizon is in the lower third, separating the choppy ocean from the sky. A large, dark cloud dominates the sky suggesting rain. The clouds are soft and billowy with variations in grayscale tones. The palette is monochromatic with various shades of gray. The water shows texture and small waves, adding visual interest to the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.5 × 28.5 cm (8 7/8 × 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 27.7 × 35.5 cm (10 7/8 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.29.32

  • 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. 32.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Robert Adams 2015; by unknown hand bottom left in graphite: 32 in circle; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: RA.4734.Y(ff)

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