The Penitentes (In the Shadow of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains)

Jay Darling

1950

  • Titles The Penitentes (In the Shadow of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains) (Title)
  • Artist Jay Darling, American, 1876 - 1962
  • Medium etching
  • Dimensions 19 x 15 1/4 in. (48.3 x 38.7 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Joseph Graham Gamble, 1954.25
  • Work Type print
  • Classification Prints

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A vertical composition in which an angular white church with a tall steeple is centrally positioned in front of a deep, narrow valley flanked by dark blue and black mountains. The outer edges of the steeple and ridges of the uppermost mountains are highlighted with an acidic yellow, suggesting an unseen light source beyond the picture plane.