Adirondack Mountains, New York

1965

Eliot Porter

Associated Names
Eliot Porter

Artist, American, 1901 - 1990

Jorge Fick

Printer, American, 1932 - 2004

The image shows a winter scene with leafless trees standing on snow-covered ground. The horizon is not visible, suggesting the scene is either closer to the base of a hill or the base of a cliff, where a natural backdrop of snow and rock can be seen. The color palette includes subdued whites and grays with dark brown and black highlights from the tree trunks. In the distance, snowy landscape and tree branches are crisp against the softness of the snow. The background features icy textures and rocky surfaces covered in snow.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    dye imbibition print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 26 × 20.6 cm (10 1/4 × 8 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 30.3 × 25.4 cm (11 15/16 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.120

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jorge Fick, Santa Fe, NM; (Etherton Gallery, Tucson, AZ); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite: A 17; top center: BOX #2; lower center stamped in black ink: Photograph by Eliot Porter / Dye transfer print by Jorge Fick / Title [by unknown hand in graphite: ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS, / NEW YORK] / Date [by unknown hand in graphite: FEB. 1, 1965] / From the estate of Jorge Fick / [signed by Judy Perlman in black ink] / Judy Perlman, Executor; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: 7

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