Mexican Landscape

1933 (published 1941)

Howard Cook

Associated Names
Howard Cook

Artist, American, 1901 - 1980

George C. Miller

Printer, American, 1894 - 1966

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image shows a large, intricate tree with twisted branches and dense foliage. The horizon is low, with mountains in the distance. Textured brushstrokes create depth and detail in the tree and landscape. The color palette is monochromatic, with black, white, and grey gradients. A cloaked figure stands near the tree, adding scale to the scene. Leafy plants frame the foreground.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Moses Lasky, San Francisco, California; Lasky Charitable Lead Trust, New York, 2002; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1984

  • Duffy, Betty and Douglas. The Graphic Work of Howard Cook: A Catalogue Raisonné. Maryland: Bethesda Art Gallery, 1984, p. 126, no. 177.

2016

  • Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 54, no. 431.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Howard Cook

Wikidata ID

Q77010153

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