Painter:

Mollhausen, Heinrich 1825-1905  Search this

Medium:

Watercolor and gouache with gum arabic glazes on paper

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Amon Carter Museum 3501 Camp Bowie Boulevard, P. O. Box 2365 Fort Worth Texas 76113 Accession Number: 1988.1.44

Date:

1858

Notes:

Stewart, Rick, "A Century of Western Art: Selections from the Amon Carter Museum," Fort Worth, TX: Amon Carter Museum, 1998, pg. 19.

Summary:

View from a plateau high above the Grand Canyon, looking northeast from the head of Driftwood Canyon into Cataract Canyon, with a bit of the Grand Canyon visible in the distance. In the foreground two explorers carrying rifles rest along the rim of Driftwood Canyon.

Topic:

Landscape--Canyon--Grand Canyon  Search this

Landscape--Arizona  Search this

Figure group--Male  Search this

Object--Weapon--Gun  Search this

Control number:

IAP 50900307

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_384548