Victoria Avenue/McLaughlin Avenue, Mar Vista

1995, printed 1996

Madoka Takagi

Associated Names
Madoka Takagi

Artist, American, born Japan, 1956 - 2015

The image is a ground-level view of a small house partially hidden by tall trees. The horizon is behind the house, with the roofline parallel to it. Trees obscure any features on the horizon. The grayscale photograph has clear focus and soft contrasts, blending details of the trees and building. The scene is dominated by shades of gray. The foreground shows a street curb, driveway, and a vehicle. The house, partly visible through the trees, has windows, a porch, and an old-fashioned car parked next to it. The background has more foliage, tones of the house, and light and shadow playing across the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum/palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 34.1 × 26 cm (13 7/16 × 10 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 42.5 × 35.2 cm (16 3/4 × 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.152

  • Series Title

    Los Angeles

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Madoka Takagi, New York; Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: MADOKA TAKAGI; on recto, by artist, top left in graphite perpendicular: 2 3/4; on verso, by artist, across bottom in graphite: Victoria Ave/Mclaughlin [sic] Ave Mar VISTA Los Angels [sic] 14 1995 PRINT 1996

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