Richard Misrach: On The Beach

An ongoing series exploring the abstracted pattern of an edgeless ocean surface, and the gestures and expressions of bathers adrift in the water.

Color photograph of expansive view of water in bleached wood frame

Color photograph of two people in water doing acrobats taken from above in bleached wooden frame

Framed color photograph of the seashore, with people in the water and on the sand

Color photograph of small waves and ripples on the surface of green water

Framed color photograph of a surfer falling in the breaking wave.

Color photograph of a lone windsurfer on a choppy silver sea

Color aerial photograph of scattered swimmers in a shallow blue-green sea near the shore

Color photograph of two women floating while holding hands on a calm, green ocean surface

Color photograph of ocean water being reflected by the sun framed in bleached wood frame

Color photograph of surfer on water with rocks and motion blur framed in bleached wood

Color photograph of the surface of a calm blue ocean

Color photograph of the rippled surface of a dark blue sea

Richard Misrach: On The Beach

An ongoing series exploring the abstracted pattern of an edgeless ocean surface, and the gestures and expressions of bathers adrift in the water.

Richard MisrachUntitled (July 14, 2016 2:38 PM)

2016 / printed 2022

pigment print, 62-1/2 × 100-1/2 inches (framed) [158.8 x 255.3 cm], 1/5 + 1 AP

Richard MisrachUntitled (Acrobat Super Grid #8)

2012

pigment print, 63-5/8 x 83-5/8 inches (framed) [161.6 x 212.4 cm], edition of 5

Richard MisrachUntitled

2002

chromogenic print, 53 x 85 inches (framed) [135 x 216 cm], edition of 5

Richard MisrachUntitled (November 18, 2013, 4:00PM)

2013

pigment print, 60-3/4 x 122 inches (framed) [154.3 x 310.0cm], edition of 5

Richard MisrachIcarus Suite #91

2016

pigment print, 47 x 122 inches (framed) [119.4 x 309.9 cm], edition of 5

Richard MisrachWindsurfer, Hawaii

2008

pigment print, 62-3/4 x 82-3/4 inches (framed) [159.4 x 210.2 cm], edition of 5

Richard MisrachUntitled

2003

pigment print, 53 x 115-1/2 inches (framed) [135 x 294 cm], edition of 5

Richard MisrachUntitled (July 26, 2013, 5:21PM)

2013

pigment print, 62-3/4 x 82-3/4 inches (framed) [159.4 x 210.2 cm], edition of 5

Richard MisrachUntitled (January 29, 2018, 3:13PM)

2018

pigment print, 62-1/2 × 116-1/2 inches (framed) [158.8 × 295.9 cm], edition of 5

Richard MisrachUntitled (January 17, 2015, 6:36PM)

2015

pigment print, 62-3/4 x 82-3/4 inches (framed) [159.4 x 222.9 cm], edition of 5

Richard MisrachUntitled

2003

pigment print, 53-1/4 x 120 inches (framed) [135 x 305 cm], edition of 5

Color photograph of a VW bus with flames painted on the front in the middle of empty slat flats with mountains on horizon

Richard Misrach: Bonneville Salt Flats Raceway

In his ongoing chronicles of human interaction with the American desert, Misrach’s Desert Canto XV: The Salt Flats (1992) explores a stretch of Utah desert used as, among other things, a raceway where drivers attempt to break land speed records.

Color photograph of two figures standing by a race car in the middle of salt flats with mountains along the horizon — Danny Boy, Bonneville Salt Flats, 1992

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Color photograph of a red car on a hitched trailer in the middle of salt flats with mountains along the horizon on a cloudy day — Brukdoll Racing, Bonneville Salt Flats, 1992

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Color photograph of a modified truck pulling a trailer home in the middle of a salt flat — World’s Fastest Mobile Home (96 mph), 1992

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Color photograph of multiple automobiles and a plane in the middle of salt flats with mountains along the horizon — Yellow Liner, Bonneville Salt Flats, 1992

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Color photograph of a pickup truck in the middle of empty salt flats with mountains along the horizon — Pickup Truck, Bonneville Salt Flats, 1992

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Color photograph of a camper in the middle of salt flats with mountains along the horizon — Trailer Home, Bonneville Salt Flats, 1992

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Color photograph of a car with flames painted on the front in the middle of empty salt flats with mountains on horizon — Old Coupe With Flames, Bonneville Salt Flats, 1992

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Color photograph of a red car in the middle of empty salt flats with mountain range along the horizon — Red Streamliner, Bonneville Salt Flats, 1992

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Color photograph of figure laying on the desert ground using a camera near a pickup truck — Photographer, Bonneville Salt Flats, 1992

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Color photograph of a car in the middles of empty salt flats with mountain range along horizon — Chrysler Newport, Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, 1989

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Color photograph of a land sailing vehicle and a bike in the middle of empty salt flats with mountains on the horizon — Landyacht and Bicycle, Bonneville Salt Flats

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachVW With Flames, Bonneville Salt Flats

1992

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachDanny Boy, Bonneville Salt Flats

1992

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachBrukdoll Racing, Bonneville Salt Flats

1992

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachWorld’s Fastest Mobile Home (96 mph)

1992

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachYellow Liner, Bonneville Salt Flats

1992

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachPickup Truck, Bonneville Salt Flats

1992

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachTrailer Home, Bonneville Salt Flats

1992

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachOld Coupe With Flames, Bonneville Salt Flats

1992

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachRed Streamliner, Bonneville Salt Flats

1992

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachPhotographer, Bonneville Salt Flats

1992

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachChrysler Newport, Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah

1989

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachLandyacht and Bicycle, Bonneville Salt Flats

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Color photograph of telephone poles, decrepit trailer homes, and vehicles partly submerged in still water

Richard Misrach: Salton Sea

Misrach’s Desert Canto III: The Flood (1983-85) is an ecologically engaged series focused on the Salton Sea, an artificial desert lake created in the 1900s. Stocked with fish in the 1950s to promote tourism, by the 1980s it became highly saline with toxic algae blooms and wildlife die-offs.

Color photograph of a large body of water with several wooden stakes peeking above the water on an overcast day — Salton Sea (Triangle), 1985

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61.0 cm] , edition of 25

Color photograph of a submerged gas station in large body of water with mountain range on the horizon — Submerged Gas Pumps, Salton Sea, 1983

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61.0 cm] , edition of 25

Color photograph of an abandoned building with abandoned cars and rowboats slightly submerged in water with mountain range on horizon — Stranded Rowboat, Salton Sea, 1983

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61.0 cm], edition of 25

Color photograph of a flooded abandoned garage with a distressed rowboat — Flooded Garage, Salton Sea, 1985

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61.0 cm] , edition of 25

Color photograph of a submerged street with a street sign in the center and mountain range on the horizon — Don and Barbara, Salton Sea, 1985

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61.0 cm] , edition of 25

Richard MisrachSubmerged Trailer-Home, Salton Sea

1985

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachSalton Sea (Triangle)

1985

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61.0 cm] , edition of 25

Richard MisrachSubmerged Gas Pumps, Salton Sea

1983

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61.0 cm] , edition of 25

Richard MisrachStranded Rowboat, Salton Sea

1983

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61.0 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachFlooded Garage, Salton Sea

1985

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61.0 cm] , edition of 25

Richard MisrachDon and Barbara, Salton Sea

1985

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61.0 cm] , edition of 25

Color photograph of the distant Golden Gate Bridge under a linear break in the clouds

Richard Misrach: Golden Gate

Photographed over several years from an unchanging vantage point, the series offers a meditation on the light, color, and atmosphere which transcend a fixed and familiar view.

Color photograph of clouds over the Golden Gate Bridge. — Richard Misrach, Golden Gate Bridge, 5.15.00 7:32AM, 2000

pigment print, 62-7/8 x 79 inches (framed) [159.7 x 220.7 cm], edition of 3

Color photograph of the Golden Gate Bridge on the horizon under a bright red-orange and violet sunset — Richard Misrach, Golden Gate Bridge, 12.14.99, 5:29 pm, 1999

pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (sheet & mount) [76.2 x 94 cm], edition of 7

Color photograph of the distant Golden Gate Bridge under a clear pale blue and pink sky — Richard Misrach, Golden Gate Bridge, 12.19.99, 7:31AM, 1999

pigment print, 62-3/4 x 80-7/8 inches (framed) [159.4 x 205.4 cm] , edition of 3

Color image of bay and Golden Gate Bridge under dark blue and pinkish clouds — Richard Misrach, Golden Gate Bridge, 2.27.99, 6:09 pm, 1999

pigment print, 62-7/8 x 79 inches (framed) [159.7 x 220.7 cm], edition of 3

Color photograph of the distant Golden Gate Bridge at sunset under a cloudy sky — Richard Misrach, Golden Gate Bridge, 2.13.01, 5:32pm, 2001

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Color image of the Golden Gate Bridge on the horizon including the bay and sky. — Richard Misrach, Golden Gate Bridge, 5.15.00 6:50PM, 2000

pigment print, 62-7/8 x 79 inches (framed) [159.7 x 220.7 cm], edition of 3

Long-exposure color photograph of the distant Golden Gate Bridge just after sunset under light trails of airplanes — Richard Misrach, Golden Gate Bridge, 11.6.00, 6:04 – 7:00 pm, 2000

pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm], edition of 7

Color photograph of a bridge spanning a bay under a clearing of golden light through dark clouds — Richard Misrach, Golden Gate Bridge, 10.31.98, 4:32 pm, 1998

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Color photograph of the distant Golden Gate Bridge under beams of sunlight breaking through a cloudy sky — Richard Misrach, Golden Gate Bridge, 2.27.00, 4:55 pm, 2000

pigment print, 62-3/4 x 79-1/2 inches (framed), edition of 3

Color photograph of San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate Bridge during sunrise on a cloudy and foggy morning — Richard Misrach, Golden Gate Bridge, 1.6.99, 5:16pm, 1999

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61.0 cm], edition of 25

Color photograph of the Golden Gate Bridge on the horizon poking through low fog — Richard Misrach, Golden Gate Bridge, 9.4.98, 7:02am, 1998

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Color photograph of San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate Bridge during sunset with thick dark clouds — Richard Misrach, Golden Gate Bridge, 10.31.98, 5:05 pm, 1998

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Color photograph of the distant Golden Gate Bridge under stark beams of sunlight coming through dark clouds — Richard Misrach, Golden Gate Bridge, 2.16.98, 5:20 pm, 1998

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Long-exposure color photograph of the distant Golden Gate Bridge lit up at night with city skyline lights and moving light trails of boats in the foreground — Richard Misrach, Golden Gate Bridge, 11.10.00, 12:50-3:40 am, 2000

pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm], edition of 7

Color photograph of the Golden Gate Bridge on the horizon almost completely obscured by low-lying fog under a clear pale blue sky — Richard Misrach, Golden Gate Bridge, 10.18.00, 8:20 am, 2000

pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm], edition of 7

Color photograph of San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate Bridge with sun flooding through a cloudy sky — Richard Misrach, Golden Gate Bridge, 2.21.00, 4:38 pm, 2000

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Color photograph of San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate Bridge during sunset on a cloudy and foggy evening — Richard Misrach, Golden Gate Bridge, 11.15.98, 4:54 pm, 1998

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Color photograph of the distant Golden Gate Bridge through a low haze under a partly-clouded but still sunny sky — Richard Misrach, Golden Gate Bridge, 10.14.00, 5:25 pm, 2000

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachGolden Gate Bridge, 10.31.98, 5:18 pm

1998

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachGolden Gate Bridge, 5.15.00 7:32AM

2000

pigment print, 62-7/8 x 79 inches (framed) [159.7 x 220.7 cm], edition of 3

Richard MisrachGolden Gate Bridge, 12.14.99, 5:29 pm

1999

pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (sheet & mount) [76.2 x 94 cm], edition of 7

Richard MisrachGolden Gate Bridge, 2.27.99, 5:12 pm

1999

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61.0 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachGolden Gate Bridge, 12.19.99, 7:31AM

1999

pigment print, 62-3/4 x 80-7/8 inches (framed) [159.4 x 205.4 cm] , edition of 3

Richard MisrachGolden Gate Bridge, 2.27.99, 6:09 pm

1999

pigment print, 62-7/8 x 79 inches (framed) [159.7 x 220.7 cm], edition of 3

Richard MisrachGolden Gate Bridge, 2.13.01, 5:32pm

2001

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachGolden Gate Bridge, 5.15.00 6:50PM

2000

pigment print, 62-7/8 x 79 inches (framed) [159.7 x 220.7 cm], edition of 3

Richard MisrachGolden Gate Bridge, 11.6.00, 6:04 – 7:00 pm

2000

pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm], edition of 7

Richard MisrachGolden Gate Bridge, 10.31.98, 4:32 pm

1998

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachGolden Gate Bridge, 2.27.00, 4:55 pm

2000

pigment print, 62-3/4 x 79-1/2 inches (framed), edition of 3

Richard MisrachGolden Gate Bridge, 1.6.99, 5:16pm

1999

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61.0 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachGolden Gate Bridge, 9.4.98, 7:02am

1998

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachGolden Gate Bridge, 10.31.98, 5:05 pm

1998

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachGolden Gate Bridge, 2.16.98, 5:20 pm

1998

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachGolden Gate Bridge, 11.10.00, 12:50-3:40 am

2000

pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm], edition of 7

Richard MisrachGolden Gate Bridge, 10.18.00, 8:20 am

2000

pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm], edition of 7

Richard MisrachGolden Gate Bridge, 2.21.00, 4:38 pm

2000

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachGolden Gate Bridge, 11.15.98, 4:54 pm

1998

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet & mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Richard MisrachGolden Gate Bridge, 10.14.00, 5:25 pm

2000

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm], edition of 25

Color photograph of a beach with a mountain range on the horizon under a sky filled with long-exposure curved star-trails

Richard Misrach: Desert Cantos

Begun in 1979, this ongoing project explores the southwest American desert landscape, and the impact of our human presence. As the artist explains, “You look at landscape, but it’s not really landscape, it’s a symbol for our country, it’s a metaphor for our country.”