New Mexico Landscape
Artist
Cady Wells
(American, 1904 - 1954)
Date1933
Mediumwatercolor on paper
DimensionsImage: 15 1/4 × 22 3/8 in. (38.7 × 56.8 cm)
Support: 15 1/4 × 22 3/8 in. (38.7 × 56.8 cm)
Mat: 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
Support: 15 1/4 × 22 3/8 in. (38.7 × 56.8 cm)
Mat: 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of the Cady Wells Estate, 1982
Object number1982.16.6
DescriptionAbstract mountain landscape. Densely painted mountain range in center of image done in black, tan, blue and green. Gentle sloop at L of image. Dark green and black scrolls at bottom of image. Heavy black, tan, blue clouds. White background.eMuseum Notes
Cady Wells produced numerous landscapes of northern New Mexico in 1933 as a means of honing his talents. In these watercolors, he attempted to capture the essence of nature using an economy of line and color. He looked to his mentor Andrew Dasburg for inspiration and also attempted to digest the influence of John Marin, who had visited Taos in 1929 and 1930 and left a lasting example. This watercolor is among the more energetic he produced that year with the distant Taos Mountains framed by a tree at top and a body of water below. Wells's calligraphic brushstrokes give the scene an emotional and spiritual exuberance.
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