Sandstone Pinnacle and Eroded Palisades Bluff (1927)

A massive eroded sandstone pinnacle rising dramatically along the cliffside of the Santa Monica Palisades, with agave plants and distant mountains. — Sandstone Pinnacle and Eroded Palisades Bluff (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

Highlighting the dramatic geological erosion of the Southern California coastline, Donald A. Hall Sr. captured this towering sandstone monolith along the Santa Monica Palisades in 1927. The sharp textural detail of the weathered rock face contrasts against distant mountains and coastal agave.