Fir Tree, Thirty Feet in Circumference, One Foot from Ground

c. 1925

Darius Kinsey

Associated Names
Darius Kinsey

Artist, American, 1869 - 1945

The photograph features a large fir tree in a forest, with a ground-level point of view. The image shows towering tree trunks, dense undergrowth, and a sepia color palette. The tree trunk has rugged bark, with two men on board planks attached to it, and another man on the ground holding a saw. In the background, more trees fade into the sky, defining the forest environment. The image captures the textures of the human figures and the natural surroundings through light and shadow.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the UBS Art Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 33.4 × 25.5 cm (13 1/8 × 10 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 34.6 × 26.3 cm (13 5/8 × 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.94

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco); Paine Webber & Co., New York, 10 November 1993; UBS, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist, across bottom printed in negative: 17B. FIR TREE 30 FEET IN CIR. ONE FOOT FROM GROUND--BARK IS 16 INCHES THICK. DARIUS KINSEY, SEAT.; by unknown hand, bottom right below image in black ink: 16 in.; on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite circled: 5

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