Untitled

1978

William Eggleston

Associated Names
William Eggleston

Artist, American, born 1939

The image shows a close-up view of a tree trunk surrounded by greenery and small reddish flowers. There is no visible horizon. The tree trunk is covered with ivy and Spanish moss with branches extending outwards holding the flowers. The color palette consists of greens, browns, and reds under soft light. The background features a blurred canopy of leaves.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Max B. Schwartz, American Telephone and Telegraph Company, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco), 1982; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1979

  • American Images: New Work by Twenty Contemporary Photographers, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 13–December 2, 1979, organized by the Bell System. Travelled until April 1982

2006

  • redefined: Modern and Contemporary Art from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, July 15, 2006–January 2, 2007

Bibliography

1979

  • Danese, Renato ed. American Images: New Work by Twenty Contemporary Photographers. Exh. cat. New York, 1979: 85, 214.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: 117B; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 1982.3.23

Wikidata ID

Q64170328

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