El Monstro de Paracuti

1945

Reynold Weidenaar

Associated Names
Reynold Weidenaar

Artist, American, 1915 - 1985

The image shows a landscape with a high horizon line. In the distance, a mountain range is visible with a volcano erupting, emitting plumes of smoke into the sky. The brushstrokes are bold and textured. The color palette is mainly monochromatic with sepia tones, creating a mysterious atmosphere. A twisted tree is in the foreground. People and animals seem to be in motion in the middle ground. On the right, there is a worn structure amidst a turbulent landscape with bent trees. Voluminous clouds are in the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow, 1968)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.7 × 17.78 cm (8 15/16 × 7 in.)
    sheet: 28.26 × 22.54 cm (11 1/8 × 8 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1457

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Buckner 2015, no. 84

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

Bibliography

2015

  • Buckner, Cindy Medley, et al. Reynold Weidenaar: A Retrospective. Michigan: Grand Rapids Art Museum, 2015, p. 100, no. 84.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: El Monstro de Paracuti; lower right in graphite: Reynold H. Weidenaar

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77012851

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