Santa Catarina

1937

Charles M. Capps

Associated Names
Charles M. Capps

Artist, American, 1898 - 1981

The image depicts a landscape with a mountainous backdrop. The horizon line is near the top of the image, defined by the jagged silhouette of the mountains. The artwork shows smooth brushstrokes creating gradations in tone. The color palette consists mainly of greys and earthy tones. Two figures on horseback ride past adobe walls surrounding smaller buildings. In the distance, a large mountain serves as the backdrop.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.91 × 26.04 cm (8 5/8 × 10 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 30.16 × 35.24 cm (11 7/8 × 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1119

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Shaull/Elliott 1994, no. 12

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

1994

  • Shaull, Warren L., and Edwin E. Elliott. Charles M. Capps, Master Printmaker: A Catalogue Raisonné. Witchita, KS: Gall and Shaull, 1994, pp. 22-23, no. 12.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Santa Catarina; lower right in graphite Charles M. Capps

Markings

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

Watermarks

FRANCE

Wikidata ID

Q77008543

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