Penitente Cross, Taos

Penitente Cross, Taos

c. 1937-1940
Artist
Cady Wells, American, 1904-1954
Work Locations: New Mexico
Object
painting
Medium
Gouache and watercolor on paper
Accession Number
1981.75
Credit Line
Gift of Mason B. Wells
Cady Wells (American). Penitente Cross, Taos. c. 1937-1940. Gouache and watercolor on paper. Gift of Mason B. Wells. 1981.75.
Dimensions
height: 22 1/2 in, 57.1500 cm; width: 29 3/8 in, 74.6125 cm; mat height: 30 in, 76.2000 cm; mat width: 40 1/4 in, 102.235 cm
Department
Petrie Institute of Western American Art
Collection
Petrie Institute of Western American Art
Known Provenance
(Eleanor Bedell Gallery), Santa Fe, NM; Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Titzell, New York, NY; (Eleanor Bedell Gallery), Santa Fe, NM; Mr. & Mrs. John Mull, Merion, PA and Santa Fe, NM; (Henrietta Harris Gallery), Santa Fe, NM; Purchased by Mason B. Wells [1906–1984], Belvedere, CA, 1976; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1981.
Exhibition History
  • "Under the Skin of New Mexico: The Art of Cady Wells, 1933-1954"—University of New Mexico Art Museum, 01/25/2011 - 05/22/2011
  • “The Light Show” — Denver Art Museum, 5/19/2019 – 3/7/2021

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