Rock and Shelterbelt, North Dakota

June 1990

Wayne Gudmundson

Associated Names
Wayne Gudmundson

Artist, American, born 1949

The image depicts a wide open landscape with a low horizon line. A line of trees on the horizon separates the land from the sky. In the middle, a row of leaning trees cast shadows and divide the fields. A large rock in grass marks the beginning of the row of trees. The image is in black and white, highlighting contrast and textures. The sky is mostly clear with scattered clouds. The fields show different textures, potentially indicating different stages of cultivation.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the UBS Art Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.7 × 40.8 cm (12 1/2 × 16 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.4 × 50.5 cm (15 7/8 × 19 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.72

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Wayne Gudmundson, Moorhead, MN; Paine Webber & Co., New York, 18 December 1991; UBS, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom center in graphite: WAYNE GUDMUNDSON; bottom right: 6/90/15-2; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: 044866

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