Mountain with a Moon
Artist
Cady Wells
(American, 1904 - 1954)
Date1937
Mediumwatercolor on paper
DimensionsImage: 30 5/16 × 22 7/16 in. (77 × 57 cm)
Support: 30 5/16 × 22 7/16 in. (77 × 57 cm)
Mat: 36 × 28 in. (91.4 × 71.1 cm)
Support: 30 5/16 × 22 7/16 in. (77 × 57 cm)
Mat: 36 × 28 in. (91.4 × 71.1 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of the Cady Wells Estate, 1982
Object number1982.16.7
DescriptionAbstract landscape of side of mountain done in bold black bars interspersed with blues, yellow, brown, green and beige colors. Black sky with white moon at upper left corner.eMuseum Notes
Mountain with a Moon may be a representation of the barranca, a formation of tuff or volcanic ash near Cady Wells's home in Jacona in the Pojoaque Valley. Wells mused that barranca had the significance for him that the Cerro Pedernal had for his friend and colleague Georgia O'Keeffe. His depictions of the barranca differ over the course of his career, and he used a thick contour to describe the topography.
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