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Cady Wells, Head of Santo, 1939, oil and watercolor on paper, 22 ¾ x 15 ¼ in. Collection of the…
Head of Santo
Cady Wells, Head of Santo, 1939, oil and watercolor on paper, 22 ¾ x 15 ¼ in. Collection of the…
Cady Wells, Head of Santo, 1939, oil and watercolor on paper, 22 ¾ x 15 ¼ in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of the Cady Wells Estate, 1982 (1982.16.40). Photo by Blair Clark.

Head of Santo

Artist (American, 1904 - 1954)
Datecirca 1939
Mediumoil and watercolor on paper
DimensionsImage: 22 3/4 × 15 1/4 in. (57.8 × 38.7 cm)
Support: 22 3/4 × 15 1/4 in. (57.8 × 38.7 cm)
Mat: 28 × 22 in. (71.1 × 55.9 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of the Cady Wells Estate, 1982
Object number1982.16.40
DescriptionDark browns, blacks and reds create the portrait of a man with beard and mustache; head is tilted to the proper right side; blood trickles down the forehead and cheeks.
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Verso
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