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Richard Misrach — Dante's View, 5:40 A.M., 3-27-95
Richard Misrach

Dante's View, 5:40 A.M., 3-27-95

A vast, ethereal landscape unfolds in Richard Misrach's large-scale photograph, capturing Death Valley's Dante's View in the quiet, luminous moments before dawn. The pre-sunrise light bathes the sweeping desert panorama in soft, muted tones, imbuing the scene with an otherworldly stillness that blurs the boundary between the terrestrial and the transcendent. Misrach's precise timestamp embedded in the title grounds this sublime vision in a specific, fleeting moment, reflecting his ongoing meditation on time, place, and the American landscape.

Medium
chromogenic dye coupler print, in artist's frame

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Under the Influence

September 16, 2014

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Richard Misrach, Dante's View, 5:40 A.M., 3-27-95

A vast, ethereal landscape unfolds in Richard Misrach's large-scale photograph, capturing Death Valley's Dante's View in the quiet, luminous moments before dawn. The pre-sunrise light bathes the sweeping desert panorama in soft, muted tones, imbuing the scene with an otherworldly stillness that blurs the boundary between the terrestrial and the transcendent. Misrach's precise timestamp embedded in the title grounds this sublime vision in a specific, fleeting moment, reflecting his ongoing meditation on time, place, and the American landscape.

Medium
chromogenic dye coupler print, in artist's frame
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Landscape Photography, Desert Photography, Color Photography, Sublime Atmosphere, Golden Hour Mood, Contemporary Artist, American Photographer, New Topographics, Death Valley, Chromogenic Print, Large Format, Desert Southwest, Panoramic Format, Established Artist, Sublime Mood, Golden Hour Light

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