La Loma Hills, Colton, California

1983, printed 1988

Robert Adams

Associated Names
Robert Adams

Artist, American, born 1937

The image shows a view from the edge of a rocky cliff, looking out over a hilly landscape. The rocky cliff is detailed with sparse vegetation. The horizon is high in the image, and the scene is enveloped in mist or haze. In the distance, large electricity pylons and power lines cut across the hills, fading into the haze. The color palette is muted with soft grays and browns, creating a serene atmosphere that highlights the landscape's contours and man-made structures.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • In Light of the Past: Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Collecting Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 3 – July 26, 2015

Bibliography

1986

  • Adams, Robert. Los Angeles Spring. New York, 1986: 50

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Robert Adams 1988; lower left in graphite: La Loma Hills, Colton, California, 1983; stamped in black ink, lower center: Copyright (c) by Robert Adams; lower center in graphite: 1986

Wikidata ID

Q64159190

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