Canyon del Muerto, Arizona

1975

William Clift

Associated Names
William Clift

Artist, American, born 1944

The image depicts a landscape with a low-point-of-view perspective. It shows a rugged, rocky terrain in the forefront where a group of sheep is grazing amidst coarse vegetation and scattered boulders. There is no clear horizon due to a dominant rock formation extending across the scene. The formation has steep, textured, striated layers that create a backdrop of intricate patterns and shadows. Additionally, there is a line of petroglyphs or rock carvings depicting figures and animals etched on the upper section of the rock. The color palette is primarily grayscale, emphasizing texture and contrast between the sheep and their rocky surroundings.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the UBS Art Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.8 × 26.5 cm (7 3/8 × 10 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.1 × 27.5 cm (7 15/16 × 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.37


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Clift, Santa Fe, NM; Paine Webber & Co., New York, 4 October 1993; UBS, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right of window mat in graphite: William Clift; lower right below image on mat: William Clift; lower left: Canyon del Muerto, Arizona, 1975 / Print #1, 7 3/8 x 10 3/8 1993 [arrow]; on verso, signed by artist, center of mat in black ink: © William Clift 1975 / Reproduction Rights Remain with / William Clift or his Estate.


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