Author: Albert Watson (born 1942)

Date: 2001

Technique: Color photograph (archival print)

Price: To be confirmed (market range varies; please confirm with gallery)

Provenance:

• To be confirmed (gallery / private collection).
  
  

Condition:

• Excellent, archival print with stable mounting.
  
  

Lot Essay:

Watson’s photograph of Las Vegas power lines is a modern exploration of geometry, light, and industrial landscape. Unlike traditional documentary photography, this work emphasizes formal composition and abstract structure, aligning it with painterly modernism. The strong silhouettes and harsh sunlight create a visual tension between realism and abstraction, illustrating how contemporary photography continues to borrow from painting’s compositional language.