Cactus Plant
Artist
B. J. O. Nordfeldt
(American, born Sweden, 1878 - 1955)
Date1918-1950
Mediumwatercolor
DimensionsSupport: 15 × 21 1/2 in. (38.1 × 54.6 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Anton V. Long, 1958
Object number1207.23P
DescriptionWatercolor of a cactus growing in the wild. The cactus has orange blooms. There are mountains in the background.eMuseum Notes
Prickly pear cacti or opuntia may be found across the American Southwest, including New Mexico where B.J.O. Nordfeldt likely painted this watercolor. Nordfeldt embraced the aesthetic example of Paul Cézanne and used a series of planes and an economy of line to depict the desert environment.
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