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Cady Wells, Santo No. 1, circa 1948, gouache impasto on paperboard, 29 ½ x 20 ½ in. Collection …
Santo No. 1
Cady Wells, Santo No. 1, circa 1948, gouache impasto on paperboard, 29 ½ x 20 ½ in. Collection …
Cady Wells, Santo No. 1, circa 1948, gouache impasto on paperboard, 29 ½ x 20 ½ in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of the Cady Wells Estate, 1982 (1982.16.22). Photo by Blair Clark.

Santo No. 1

Artist (American, 1904 - 1954)
Datecirca 1948
Mediumgouache impasto on paper
DimensionsImage: 28 7/8 × 20 in. (73.3 × 50.8 cm)
Support: 29 7/16 × 20 3/8 in. (74.8 × 51.8 cm)
Support (Secondary): 29 1/4 × 20 1/8 in. (74.3 × 51.1 cm)
Mat: 32 × 28 in. (81.3 × 71.1 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of the Cady Wells Estate, 1982
Object number1982.16.22
DescriptionAbstract head and shoulder portrait of male figure facing viewer with multi colored checkered background. He has long facie with long white nose, sad eyes. He wears pointed crown-like object on head
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