Burning Mining Town 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 an aerial view of a rural landscape with distant hills and trees against a pale yellow sky. A cluster of buildings is aligned along a road or path extending diagonally from the left to the center. Some vibrant brushstrokes of oranges and reds can be seen near the structures. Sparse lines depict the trees and landscape in a subdued style. The color palette is warm and dominated by yellows. The style is illustrative with fine lines capturing the elements of the environment. There is open space around the buildings leading to indistinct landscape features in the distance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black and yellow with watercolor on Rives BFK 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

    1985.47.23

  • 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 45.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 11.5. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 3/15; lower right in graphite: Crutchfield - 68; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: #1180

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74067701

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