From Ecola, Clatsop County, Oregon

1991

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image features a high vantage point overlooking the ocean. The horizon is high in the frame, separating the sea and sky. Waves are visible rolling in from the horizon towards the viewer, with detailed patterns. The sea extends into the distance, and land is visible on the left fading into the distance. In the foreground, dark rocks contrast with frothy water. The palette is monochromatic, with varying shades of gray emphasizing texture and depth.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image: 36.51 × 46.36 cm (14 3/8 × 18 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 40.64 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.5.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Stephen Cohen Gallery, Los Angeles); (Lee Gallery, Winchester, MA); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC, April 2012; gift to NGA, 2021.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Robert Adams 1991; lower left: 1/30 / From Ecola. Clatsop County, Oregon, 1991; bottom center stamped in black ink: Copyright © [by artist in graphite: 1991] by Robert Adams

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