Late Sunlight on the Cliffs

1941

Gene Kloss

Associated Names
Gene Kloss

Artist, American, 1903 - 1996

The image shows an elevated view of craggy cliffs illuminated by light and a silhouetted tree with twisting branches. A tall, gnarled tree is on the right, with its branches reaching upward. The middle distance includes ridges of cliffs in light and shadow. The painting has controlled brushstrokes, depicting texture on rocks and tree branches. The color palette is muted earth tones and grayscale, emphasizing light and shadow contrast. A figure is standing on a rock in the foreground, looking outward. The background shows an overcast sky, adding to the scene's atmosphere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, and aquatint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 35.56 × 27.78 cm (14 × 10 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 43.82 × 32.54 cm (17 1/4 × 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.2835

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kloss 1981, no. 377

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Taos, New Mexico; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982; 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, pp. 44-45, 186, no. 377.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Late Sunlight on the Cliffs; lower right in graphite: Gene Kloss; lower right corner in graphite: Ed 75 1941

Watermarks

JAPAN

Wikidata ID

Q77011943

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