Train on Bridge from Vista Series

started 1966, published 1968

William Crutchfield

Associated Names
William Crutchfield

Artist, American, 1932 - 2015

Robert de la Rocha

Printer, American, born 1937

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows a wide waterfall landscape viewed from a slightly elevated position. The horizon is high in the composition, implying a vast view. Soft colors and faint lines suggest distant land and the meeting point of the sky and earth. The scene is depicted with delicate brushstrokes, giving it an airy quality. The color scheme is mainly light pastels with hints of black defining details like a bridge. Cliff edges on the left lead to the waterfall, while the landscape continues into the distance, creating a tranquil and expansive scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph and watercolor additions on Barcham Green wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 43.2 x 76.5 cm (17 x 30 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.47.22

  • Series Title

    Vista Series

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Benjamin B. Smith, Beverly Hills, California; acquired 1985 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 44.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 11.4. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 22/30; lower right in graphite: Crutchfield 1967; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: #1179

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in black ink: Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles, Calif.

Wikidata ID

Q74067699

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