Robert Adams: West from the Columbia
This work focuses on the charged space where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean. The artist writes, “Of all the sacred places on the coast, none is more comforting than where rivers join the sea.”
![Black-and-white photograph of the ocean with small waves and a cloudy sky with sunlight shining through the clouds](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-15-1990-1128x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Looking south from Ecola, 1990
gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]
![Two black-and-white photograph. Left photograph shows waves breaking on a rocky shore and a field of grass with a cloudy sky. Right photograph shows field of grass with a cloudy sky.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/winter-1440x571.jpg)
Robert Adams, Winter, northwest across dunes and tidal marsh Inside the South Jetty, Clatsop County, Oregon, 1990
gelatin silver print, 16 x 20 inches (each sheet) [40.6 x 50.8 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a rocky jetty leading to the ocean with water on each side.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/RA-15-1069-2-1118x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Directly out the North Jetty, on the Washington coast, 1992
gelatin silver print, 16 x 20 inches (sheet) [40.6 x 50.8 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a seashore with small waves and a clear sky](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-15-1178-1113x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Southwest from the South Jetty, Clatsop County, Oregon, 1992
gelatin silver print, 14 x 15-1/2 inches (mount) [35.6x 39.4 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a beach with scattered clouds on the horizon.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/RA-15-1184-1116x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Low tide. Clatsop Beach, Oregon, 1992
gelatin silver print, 14 x 15-1/2 inches (mount) [35.6x 39.4 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a wave breaking with scattered clouds in the sky.](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/RA-15-1090-1122x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Winter. Southwest from the South Jetty, Clatsop County, Oregon, 1991
gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]
![Vertical black-and-white photograph of a bleach with clouds overhead](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/RA-15-1189-703x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Clatsop Beach, Oregon, 1992
gelatin-silver print, 15-1/2 x 14 inches (mount) [31.4 x 35.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a wave breaking against a rocky jetty](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-15-1113-723x900.jpg)
Robert Adams, Southwest from the South Jetty, Clatsop County, Oregon, 1992
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Five black-and-white photographs of sunlight reflecting on the ocean](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Southwest-1440x243.jpg)
Robert Adams, Southwest from the South Jetty, Clatsop County, Oregon, 1991
five gelatin silver prints, 16 x 20 inches (each sheet) [40.6 x 50.8 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of the ocean with small waves and a cloudy sky with sunlight shining through the clouds](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-15-1990.jpg?fit=675%2C539&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsLooking south from Ecola
1990
gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]
![Two black-and-white photograph. Left photograph shows waves breaking on a rocky shore and a field of grass with a cloudy sky. Right photograph shows field of grass with a cloudy sky.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/winter.jpg?fit=675%2C268&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsWinter, northwest across dunes and tidal marsh Inside the South Jetty, Clatsop County, Oregon
1990
gelatin silver print, 16 x 20 inches (each sheet) [40.6 x 50.8 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a rocky jetty leading to the ocean with water on each side.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/RA-15-1069-2.jpg?fit=675%2C543&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsDirectly out the North Jetty, on the Washington coast
1992
gelatin silver print, 16 x 20 inches (sheet) [40.6 x 50.8 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a seashore with small waves and a clear sky](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-15-1178.jpg?fit=675%2C546&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsSouthwest from the South Jetty, Clatsop County, Oregon
1992
gelatin silver print, 14 x 15-1/2 inches (mount) [35.6x 39.4 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a beach with scattered clouds on the horizon.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/RA-15-1184.jpg?fit=675%2C544&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsLow tide. Clatsop Beach, Oregon
1992
gelatin silver print, 14 x 15-1/2 inches (mount) [35.6x 39.4 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a wave breaking with scattered clouds in the sky.](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/RA-15-1090.jpg?fit=675%2C541&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsWinter. Southwest from the South Jetty, Clatsop County, Oregon
1991
gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches (sheet) [27.9 x 35.6 cm]
![Vertical black-and-white photograph of a bleach with clouds overhead](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/RA-15-1189.jpg?fit=675%2C865&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsClatsop Beach, Oregon
1992
gelatin-silver print, 15-1/2 x 14 inches (mount) [31.4 x 35.6 cm]
![Black-and-white photograph of a wave breaking against a rocky jetty](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RA-15-1113.jpg?fit=675%2C841&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsSouthwest from the South Jetty, Clatsop County, Oregon
1992
gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches (sheet) [35.6 x 27.9 cm]
![Five black-and-white photographs of sunlight reflecting on the ocean](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Southwest.jpg?fit=675%2C114&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Robert AdamsSouthwest from the South Jetty, Clatsop County, Oregon
1991
five gelatin silver prints, 16 x 20 inches (each sheet) [40.6 x 50.8 cm]