Metamorphic Rock and Summer Grass, Foothills, the Sierra Nevada, California

1945, printed 1981

Ansel Adams

Associated Names
Ansel Adams

Artist, American, 1902 - 1984

The image depicts a ground-level view of tall grasses in sharp focus, leading to a rugged rock formation. Beyond the rocks are rolling hills meeting the horizon. The horizon is high in the composition, marked by parallel layers of field and sky. Fluffy clouds are scattered across the sky. The black-and-white palette captures the textures and tones, emphasizing details in the landscape and sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Virginia B. Adams

  • Dimensions

    overall: 34.7 x 24.2 cm (13 11/16 x 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.3.63

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia B. Adams, Carmel, CA; gift to NGA, 1986.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1979

  • Yosemite 1979, 95.

1985

  • Alinder, James, and Nicolai Cikovsky, Jr. Ansel Adams: Classic Images, The Museum Set. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Boston, 1985: 52.

Inscriptions

lower right on mount in graphite: Ansel Adams

Wikidata ID

Q64144924

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