The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 17, 2026

A horizontally oriented black-and-white photograph features a stone wall that bisects the frame, with grass speckled with white on the bottom half and calm water speckled with white froth on the top.

Aran, from Walls of Aran

2005

Sean Scully

(American, 1945-)
America
gelatin silver print
Image: 32.6 x 48.3 cm (12 13/16 x 19 in.); Paper: 16 x 20 cm (6 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Gift of an anonymous donor 2007.234.19
© Artists Rights Society, (ARS), New York/ Sean Scully
Location: Not on view

Description

Primarily known as an abstract painter, Scully is also an accomplished photographer whose images echo the strong geometric lines of his paintings. On the Aran Islands west of Ireland, he documented ancient stone walls rambling through the countryside. Monumental and enduring, the walls exude a serene sense of timelessness, merging so seamlessly into the landscape they seem naturally a part of it.
  • Contemporary Landscape Photography. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 26-August 14, 2011).
  • {{cite web|title=Aran, from Walls of Aran|url=false|author=Sean Scully|year=2005|access-date=17 April 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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