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Jozef G. Bakos, The Springtime Rainbow, 1923, oil on canvas, 29 1/2 x 35 1/2 in. Collection of …
The Springtime Rainbow
Jozef G. Bakos, The Springtime Rainbow, 1923, oil on canvas, 29 1/2 x 35 1/2 in. Collection of …
Jozef G. Bakos, The Springtime Rainbow, 1923, oil on canvas, 29 1/2 x 35 1/2 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Jozef G. Bakos in honor of Teresa Bakos, 1974 (3098.23P). Photo by Blair Clark.

The Springtime Rainbow

Artist (American, 1891 - 1977)
Date1923
Mediumoil on canvas
DimensionsImage: 30 × 36 1/4 in. (76.2 × 92.1 cm)
Support: 30 × 36 1/4 in. (76.2 × 92.1 cm)
Frame: 38 1/4 × 44 1/4 × 2 in. (97.2 × 112.4 × 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Jozef G. Bakos in honor of Teresa Bakos, 1974
Object number3098.23P
DescriptionAn abstract landscape of a passing storm. The mountain in the central ground is bathed in golden sunlight. A heavy sheet of rain is falling from a very dark cloud directly in front of the golden mountain. Homes, pastures, and a wooden fence make up the foreground. At the upper right are scattered clouds and patches of clear sky. There is a rainbow and black storm clouds in the left background.
Text Entries
Due to existing damage, instability, and significant condition issues to the original frame for 2179.23P, the Head of Curatorial Affairs, Merry Scully, decided not to send 2179.23P on loan in its frame. A replacement frame was found that was roughly the same size, was no longer being used with its original painting (a new frame had been made to replace the original) and fit the style of this painting. Therefore, the original frame for the painting The Springtime Rainbow by Josef Bakos (3098.23P) was used to serve as the frame for 2179.23P to go out on loan. Both frames included an interior border mat-like section to outline the work. The interior structure for 2179.23P is an off-white painted wood panel and 3098.23P is a linen covered panel. During test fitting to make sure 3098.23P frame would work, it was decided that the painted interior panel that belongs with 2179.23P fit better than the linen covered panel from 3098.23P and was thus kept with the painting for the loan. At the time of reframing 2179.23P into the temporary replacement frame 3098.23P, it was noticed that there were areas of concern due to active lifting of the painted and gesso surface away from the support. Preventative conservation was then completed on frame 3098.23P prior to travel in order to secure lifting areas of the surface from further detachment during travel and the duration of the loan. After returning to the museum from loan, 2179.23P was reunited with its original frame and the original frame for 3098.23P was returned to its storage location to be kept for its significance as an original frame belonging to an artwork in the collection. Please see write up and images of the treatment procedure in the accession file.
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Jozef G. Bakos
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No title (palette)
Jozef G. Bakos
n.d.