Southwest from the South Jetty, Oregon

1991, printed 2000

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a seascape as viewed from a rocky shore. The sea stretches towards the horizon where the sky meets the ocean. The sea surface has gentle waves and ripples, leading the eye towards where sunlight reflects off the water. The sky is overcast with a soft light gradient from bright at the horizon to slightly darker above. The color palette is monochromatic, with varying shades of gray, accentuating the textures of the water and clouds.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.75 × 39.05 cm (12 1/2 × 15 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.64 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.5.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC, February 2008; gift to NGA, 2021.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Robert Adams 2000; lower left: 16/30 / Southwest from the South Jetty, 1991; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: RA.2725.Y

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