Salton Sea (With T.V. Antennae), California

1985, printed 1997

Richard Misrach

Associated Names
Richard Misrach

Artist, American, born 1949

The image shows a low-angle view across a calm body of water. The horizon is high in the frame, where the sky meets the water in a seamless line. Weathered wooden poles and small structures break the water's surface, creating reflections. The color palette is composed of soft pastel hues.
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On View

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G25

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Harriett Ames Charitable Trust

  • Dimensions

    image: 96.7 × 121.7 cm (38 1/16 × 47 15/16 in.)
    mat: 111.76 × 137.16 cm (44 × 54 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.76.5

  • Series Title

    Desert Cantos III: The Flood

  • Copyright

    for print reproduction: © Richard Misrach, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, Pace Gallery, New York and Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert Mann Gallery, New York, NY; purchased with donated funds from the Ames Charitable Trust by NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1996

  • Tucker, Anne Wilkes. Crimes and Splendors: The Desert Cantos of Richard Misrach. Exh. cat. The Museum of Fine Arts. Houston, 1996: p. 83.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, bottom left in black ink: SALTON SEA (WITH T.V. ANTENNAE); by artist, bottom center in black ink: 2/3; by artist, bottom right in black ink: © Richard Misrach 1985/1997F.

Wikidata ID

Q64159020

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