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Valdez, New Mexico

1946

Helen Green Blumenschein

Associated Names

Helen Green Blumenschein

Artist, American, 1909 - 1989

The image shows a landscape view from an elevated position, with a valley below. The horizon is high, with mountains in the background. The mountains are painted with bold brush strokes in purple, brown, and gray. In the valley, there are green fields with colorful buildings. The palette is vibrant with a contrast between the valley and mountains.

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Artwork overview

Medium

screenprint
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 29.2 × 24.1 cm (11 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
sheet: 34.8 × 29 cm (13 11/16 × 11 7/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.959

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2024

"American Modernism. Borderlands: Expanded Visions of the Southwest," National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 15, 2024–January 10, 2025.

Inscriptions

Inscribed: "Valdez N.M." in pencil, lower left; signed: "Helen G. Blumenschien 1946" in pencil, lower right

Wikidata ID

Q76441862

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