Richard Prince

Velvet Beach
1984–1985

A collection of twelve sepia-toned photographs of various ocean waves, displayed in a 3x4 grid on a white background. Each photo captures different forms and moments of waves, from cresting and breaking to close-up textures of water.

A collection of twelve sepia-toned photographs of various ocean waves, displayed in a 3x4 grid on a white background. Each photo captures different forms and moments of waves, from cresting and breaking to close-up textures of water.

Not on view

Date
1984–1985

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Chromogenic print

Dimensions
Sheet (sight): 86 1/4 × 47 3/8in. (219.1 × 120.3 cm)

Accession number
P.92.1

Edition
2/2, 1 AP

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Promised gift of Meir ben David Vaisman

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/8000

Richard Prince
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