FORTIFICATION BUTTE, BOULDER DAM
Artist
MAYNARD DIXON
(1875-1946)
Date1934
CountryUSA
MediumOil on canvas board
Dimensions40.6 × 50.5 cm (16 × 19 7/8") (Image)
Frame: 56.8 × 66.7 × 4.1 cm (22 3/8 × 26 1/4 × 1 5/8")
Frame: 56.8 × 66.7 × 4.1 cm (22 3/8 × 26 1/4 × 1 5/8")
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art
Terms
Object number820038649
DescriptionA range of barren mountains in various shades of brown occupies the lower three-fourths of the canvas. Divided by a deep fissure, the right side of the rock cliff is covered in deep purple shadows. The left side slopes downward to the foreground. In the background is a flat-topped mesa composed of brown shades topped with a deep purple tone. The sky above is a light blue.On View
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