Rustic Road, Pacific Palisades

1995, printed 1996

Madoka Takagi

Associated Names
Madoka Takagi

Artist, American, born Japan, 1956 - 2015

The image shows a narrow path with dense vegetation on both sides and a stone wall on the left. Power lines run across the sky, attached to utility poles entwined with plants. There are houses in the distance on elevated land, with one structure visible through the foliage against a slightly overcast sky. The horizon is not visible due to the thick plants and steep terrain. The image is in black and white, emphasizing the textures of leaves, stones, and wires.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum/palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 34 × 25.9 cm (13 3/8 × 10 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 42.5 × 35.1 cm (16 3/4 × 13 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.684

  • 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 inverted: 2; on verso, by artist, across bottom in graphite: Rustic Rd Pacific Palisades Los Angels [sic] 25 1995 PRINT 1996

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