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Painter:
Potthast, Edward Henry 1857-1927  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Anschutz Collection Denver Colorado 80202
Date:
1910
Notes:
"West West West: Major Paintings from the Anschutz Collection," Denver, CO: The Anschutz Collection in association with University of Nebraska Press, 1991, pg. 65.
Summary:
Sweeping panoramic view looking from a plateau out over the Grand Canyon as a rain shower passes overhead, and the sun begins to break through the dark clouds bathing the canyon cliffs in golden yellow. On the far left a rainbow begins to form within the stormy rain showers.
Topic:
Landscape--Arizona  Search this
Landscape--Canyon--Grand Canyon  Search this
Landscape--Weather--Rain  Search this
Landscape--Phenomenon--Rainbow  Search this
Control number:
IAP 68040103
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_382724