Antelope Valley

2007

Mark Ruwedel

Associated Names
Mark Ruwedel

Artist, American, born 1954

The photograph shows a small, off-center wooden structure against a flat, barren landscape. The horizon is low, emphasizing the vastness beyond. The texture of the wooden structure is weathered and aged. The image lacks brushstrokes, being a photograph. It is in black and white, with high contrast highlighting light and shadows. The sky transitions from bright white to soft gray. The ground is dry and sparse with tufts of grass and rocks scattered around.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 19.05 × 24.13 cm (7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
    mount: 40.64 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.163.83

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: ANTELOPE VALLEY; on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: ANTELOPE VALLEY #42 / MARK RUWEDEL 2007

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