The Sea Beach

2015

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a beach scene with three people standing on sandy dunes. Two individuals with long hair are walking further away, while one person with short hair is closer to us. In the background, more people are scattered across the beach leading towards the ocean. The horizon line is visible in the top third of the image, with the sea under a cloudy sky. The scene is monochromatic, creating contrasts between the light sky, ocean, and darker silhouettes of people and grass. This gives a nostalgic visual impact, with the textures of sand and grass adding depth to the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.7 × 28.9 cm (8 15/16 × 11 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 27.8 × 35.5 cm (10 15/16 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.29.42

  • 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. 42.

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