Hot Springs of Gardiner's River, Yellowstone

Amerikaanse landschapsschilderkunst, 1873

This painting shows a colorful landscape from an elevated viewpoint. The horizon is high under a cloudy blue-and-tan sky, and dark purple trees and hills are visible in the distance. The terrain closest to us is a series of terraced formations with water flowing over them, full of textured patterns and mineral deposits. The tiered layers of rock are painted in rusty red, vivid turquoise, and yellow ochre. White water flows down these rocks into small, layered pools that cover the landscape at the bottom of the painting. On the left, two people climb up the sides of the colorful rocks, so far away from us that they look tiny.
Kunstenaar
Amerikaanse landschapsschilderkunst
Datering
1873
Soort
Tekening
Techniek
watercolor and gouache over graphite on blue paper
Afmetingen
25,1 × 36,3 cm
Collectie
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licentie
Publiek domein, CC0

Beeldbeschrijving

This painting shows a colorful landscape from an elevated viewpoint. The horizon is high under a cloudy blue-and-tan sky, and dark purple trees and hills are visible in the distance. The terrain closest to us is a series of terraced formations with water flowing over them, full of textured patterns and mineral deposits. The tiered layers of rock are painted in rusty red, vivid turquoise, and yellow ochre. White water flows down these rocks into small, layered pools that cover the landscape at the bottom of the painting. On the left, two people climb up the sides of the colorful rocks, so far away from us that they look tiny.

Amerikaanse landschapsschilderkunst