Trees and Bare Branches, Newfound Gap Road, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

c. 1965

Eliot Porter

Associated Names
Eliot Porter

Artist, American, 1901 - 1990

Jorge Fick

Printer, American, 1932 - 2004

The image shows an eye-level view through a densely wooded area with tall, slender trees reaching upwards. The horizon is not visible due to the web of bare branches. The image captures fine lines of twigs and branches, creating a realistic texture. The color palette is dominated by deep greens and blues, with scattered yellow leaves adding contrast. The trees extend into the background, forming a thick canopy.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    dye imbibition print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 26.8 × 22.5 cm (10 9/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 30.3 × 25.5 cm (11 15/16 × 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.121

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jorge Fick, Santa Fe, NM; (Etherton Gallery, Tucson, AZ); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite: A 18; lower center stamped in black ink: Photograph by Eliot Porter / Dye transfer print by Jorge Fick / Title [by unknown hand in graphite: UNTITLED] / Date [by unknown hand in graphite: CA.1965] / From the estate of Jorge Fick / [signed by Judy Perlman in black ink] / Judy Perlman, Executor; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: 10

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