High Pass, Canadian Rockies

1928

Levon West

Associated Names
Levon West

Artist, American, 1900 - 1968

This image shows a group of riders on horseback descending a steep, snow-covered hill. The perspective is slightly elevated, and the riders are moving in a line down the hill. The composition focuses on the snowy landscape with minimalistic color palette dominating in shades of cream and brown. The style features linear brushstrokes creating movement and texture in the snow, while the riders and horses are depicted with darker strokes for emphasis.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Mary E. Maxwell Fund)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 35.4 × 25.24 cm (13 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 44.13 × 29.53 cm (17 3/8 × 11 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.367

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Torrington 1930, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1934; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1980

  • The Common Touch, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1980-1981, no. 39

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: LEVON WEST - Canadian Rockies 1928; lower left in graphite: 29.; lower right in graphite: Levon West imp.; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: High Pass; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: B25703; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: YC

Watermarks

Hand Made

Wikidata ID

Q77009070

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