Untitled
Artist
Cady Wells
(American, 1904 - 1954)
Datecirca 1935
Mediumwatercolor on paper mounted to Crescent board
DimensionsImage: 11 1/8 × 15 3/16 in. (28.3 × 38.6 cm)
Support: 11 1/8 × 15 1/2 in. (28.3 × 39.4 cm)
Support (Secondary): 11 3/8 × 15 3/4 in. (28.9 × 40 cm)
Mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
Support: 11 1/8 × 15 1/2 in. (28.3 × 39.4 cm)
Support (Secondary): 11 3/8 × 15 3/4 in. (28.9 × 40 cm)
Mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineBequest of Vivian Sloan Fiske, 1978
Object number4119.23P
DescriptionAbstract, mountain landscape, valley and houses.eMuseum Notes
In 1935, Cady Wells spent six weeks in Japan studying sumi-e or ink brush painting. In this New Mexico landscape, Wells used varying thickness of lines and different tones to create spatial relationships with a distinctly modernist flair. The scene includes both the natural landscape and architecture, yet Wells blended the two to create an image of the harmonies and rhythms of his experience.
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