New Mexico Landscape
Artist
Cady Wells
(American, 1904 - 1954)
Date1933
Mediumwatercolor on paper
DimensionsImage: 14 1/8 × 20 in. (35.9 × 50.8 cm)
Support: 15 × 21 3/4 in. (38.1 × 55.2 cm)
Mat: 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
Support: 15 × 21 3/4 in. (38.1 × 55.2 cm)
Mat: 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of the Cady Wells Estate, 1982
Object number1982.16.9
DescriptionAbstract landscape. Loosely painted mountain landscape in dark blue, black, brown and green. Brown/black swirl lines for clouds with patches of blue. All on 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.
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