Mining Exploration, near Silver City, Nevada

1988

Emmet Gowin

Associated Names
Emmet Gowin

Artist, American, born 1941

The image shows an aerial view looking down on a landscape with a network of lines etched into the ground. The horizon is not visible, with the focus on the intricate details of the terrain's surface. The lines are smooth and precise, resembling paths or trenches, creating a detailed pattern. The color palette is mainly brown and beige, depicting an arid environment. The contrast between the lighter lines and the darker ground enhances the visual complexity and geometry of the patterns.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the UBS Art Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.6 × 24.9 cm (9 11/16 × 9 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.7 × 35.3 cm (10 7/8 × 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.70

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York); Paine Webber & Co., New York, 15 March 2001; UBS, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in graphite: MINING EXPLORATION, NEAR SILVER CITY, NEVADA. 1988 / Emmet Gowin 1998; printing notes across top; by unknown hand, top right and bottom right in graphite: EG.227.6

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