Aspens Near Santa Fe
Artist
Sheldon Parsons
(American, 1866 - 1943)
Datecirca 1922
Mediumoil on Masonite
DimensionsImage: 35 1/2 × 35 3/4 in. (90.2 × 90.8 cm)
Support: 36 × 36 in. (91.4 × 91.4 cm)
Frame: 43 1/2 × 43 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (110.5 × 109.9 × 4.8 cm)
Support: 36 × 36 in. (91.4 × 91.4 cm)
Frame: 43 1/2 × 43 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (110.5 × 109.9 × 4.8 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseum acquisition, 1976
Object number18.23P
DescriptionA landscape scene of the Sangre de Cristos Mountains in the autumn. In the foreground are two groupings of aspen trees with bright golden leaves. The group on the left consists of only two trees. Groves of golden aspen trees cover the mountain sides in the background. At the lower left is a cluster of aspen and pine trees. Deep blue shadows dot the mountains in the background. The tallest peak in the background is covered with snow.On View
On viewEliot Porter
September 14, 1959 (print later)