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Two Trees on Hill with Shadows, Paso Robles, California

1974

William Garnett

Associated Names

William Garnett

Artist, American, 1916 - 2006

The image shows an aerial view of a landscape with a plowed agricultural field. The horizon is not visible. Two trees stand out against a lighter strip of land running diagonally across the composition. The brushstrokes or tracks on the land create a textured appearance suggesting movement. The color palette is monochromatic, with various shades of gray creating high contrast.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of the UBS Art Collection
Dimensions

image/sheet: 40.01 × 50.17 cm (15 3/4 × 19 3/4 in.)
mount: 60.96 × 71.12 cm (24 × 28 in.)
Accession Number

2023.30.66

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 2 October 1996, lot 389); Paine Webber & Co., New York; UBS, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

UBS Art Collection

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right on mount in graphite: Garnett

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