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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.
On View
On view
Terms
  • landscapes (representations)
  • rain
  • spring
  • reflection
  • meteorology
  • refraction
  • dispersion (process)
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