San Jacinto Mountains Sequence

1985, printed 1996

Richard Misrach

Associated Names
Richard Misrach

Artist, American, born 1949

The image displays a desert landscape with sandy terrain stretching towards mountains in the distance. The horizon is situated above the center, with rugged mountains blending into the sky. The painting features soft brushstrokes, particularly in the sky and distant mountains. The color palette consists of earth tones, including beiges and greens, transitioning into darker greens and browns in the mountains. The sky has a gradient from grey to white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.7 × 27.5 cm (8 9/16 × 10 13/16 in.)
    sheet/mount: 27.62 × 35.24 cm (10 7/8 × 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.91.19

  • Series Title

    Desert Cantos I: The Terrain

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Anonymous gift to NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1996

  • Tucker, Anne Wilkes. Crimes and Splendors: The Desert Cantos of Richard Misrach. Exh. cat. Houston Museum of Fine Arts. Houston, 1996: p. 36 (lower left).

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower left verso: San Jacinto Mountains; by artist, lower center: 4/5; by artist, lower right in graphite: © Richard Misrach 1985/1996

Wikidata ID

Q64159043

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