North Yakima and Valley

2001

Mark Ruwedel

Associated Names
Mark Ruwedel

Artist, American, born 1954

The image features a path stretching into the distance, flanked by hillsides covered in vegetation. The horizon is positioned low in the image, where the land meets the sky. A tree stands on the horizon line where the hills converge. The image is black and white, emphasizing texture and contrast in the landscape. Darker tones are seen in the rocky surfaces closer to us, while lighter shades are present where the distant landscape meets the sky. The composition creates a serene balance between the dark hillsides and the lighter sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 19 × 24.1 cm (7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
    mount: 40.6 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.163.14


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Gallery Luisotti, Los Angeles); Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia Kennedy, San Leandro, CA; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist, lower center on mount below image in graphite: NORTH YAKIMA AND VALLEY; on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: NORTHERN YAKIMA AND VALLEY #4 / MARK RUWEDEL 2001


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