Santa Gertrudis, Texas

2002, printed 2012

Graciela Iturbide

Associated Names
Graciela Iturbide

Artist, Mexican, born 1942

The image shows a bird's-eye view of a vast sandy landscape. The ground is covered with sticks and branches arranged in a grid pattern across the sand, leading towards a horizon lined with sparse vegetation. The color palette is monochrome with varying shades of gray and white. The texture of the sand and the linear arrangement of the sticks create a dynamic pattern contrasting with the smooth dunes of sand.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser

  • Dimensions

    image: 36.83 × 36.99 cm (14 1/2 × 14 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 50.8 × 40.64 cm (20 × 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.104.105.13

  • Portfolio Title

    Fifty Photographs

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Collection of the Artist; (RoseGallery, Santa Monica, CA); Susan Steinhauser, Los Angeles, CA, March 2013; gift to NGA, 2024.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: Graciela Iturbide / Santa Gertrudis. Texas. Estados Unidos. 2002-2012 / 6/10

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