Southwestern Summer

1945

Gene Kloss

Associated Names
Gene Kloss

Artist, American, 1903 - 1996

Prairie Print Makers

Publisher

The image shows a village with adobe-style buildings on a rocky terrain. A mountain rises in the background, accompanied by trees along the horizon. The artwork features soft brushstrokes or etching techniques for shading, defining the architectural and natural elements. The color palette is subdued with shades of beige, brown, and darker tones for contrast. Figures are visible in the village, and expressive cloud formations fill the sky, adding depth to the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, and aquatint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.96 × 27.94 cm (8 1/4 × 11 in.)
    sheet: 25.08 × 32.54 cm (9 7/8 × 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1251

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kloss 1981, no. 399

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1988

  • Gene Kloss: Images of the American Southwest, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1988-1989

Bibliography

1981

  • Kloss, Phillips. Gene Kloss Etchings. Santa Fe, New Mexico: Sunstone Press, 1981, p. 186, no. 399.

1990

  • Czestochowski, Joseph S. James Swann: In Quest of a Printmaker, with Presentation Prints of the Chicago Society of Etchers, Prairie Print Makers, and the Woodcut Society. Iowa: Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 1990, appendix B, pp. 126-127, no. 15.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Southwestern Summer; lower right in graphite: Gene Kloss; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 581

Markings

stamped lower left verso in black ink: F.B.B. [cirlced]

Watermarks

[Japan Paper Company]

Wikidata ID

Q77012137

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