Song of Creation

1949

Gene Kloss

Associated Names
Gene Kloss

Artist, American, 1903 - 1996

The image shows a frontal view of a group of people engaged in a procession or gathering. The high horizon line shows distant snow-capped mountains in the background. The style features dynamic, linear brushstrokes conveying movement. The color palette is monochromatic, with black and white tones. The ground shows footprints, with dwellings and trees framing the scene. The setting appears to be a village square with structures and people watching from above, creating a lively atmosphere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.32 × 37.94 cm (11 15/16 × 14 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 36.83 × 48.9 cm (14 1/2 × 19 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.2838

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kloss 1981, no. 435

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. 80-81, 187, no. 435.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Artist's Proof Song of Creation; lower right in graphite: Gene Kloss N.A.; lower right corner in graphite: Ed 75 1949

Wikidata ID

Q77012166

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