Salton City

2004

Mark Ruwedel

Associated Names
Mark Ruwedel

Artist, American, born 1954

The image shows a barren landscape with a two-story house in the center. The house is made of vertical wooden panels and has two square windows on the upper floor. Some boards cover part of a garage, a window, and a closed door. The surroundings include rocks, desert vegetation, distant hills, and mountains against a washed-out sky. The scene is in monochrome with greys and whites, highlighting textures in the house and the environment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 18.8 × 24.1 cm (7 3/8 × 9 1/2 in.)
    mount: 40.7 × 50.5 cm (16 × 19 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.163.77

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: SALTON CITY; on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: SALTON CITY #1A / MARK RUWEDEL 2004; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: RUW1611

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