Wild Horses

Wild Horses

1936
Artist
Frank Mechau, American, 1904-1946
Born: Colorado
Work Locations: Denver, CO, Colorado Springs, CO
Object
painting
Accession Number
1972.27A-F
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Frank Mechau

Frank Mechau, Wild Horses, 1936. Tempera paint on plywood; overall: 45 3/4 x 612 in. (individual panel 45 3/4 x 102 in.). Denver Art Museum: Gift of Mrs. Frank Mechau, 1972.27A-F

Dimensions
overall height: 45 3/4 in, 116.205 cm; overall width: 612 in, 1554.48 cm
Department
Petrie Institute of Western American Art
Collection
Petrie Institute of Western American Art
Known Provenance
Artist [1904–1946]; Mrs. Frank Mechau (nee Paula Raska) [1907–2005]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1972.
Exhibition History
  • “Frank Mechau Memorial Exhibition” — Denver Art Museum, 11/18/1946 – 12/30/1946 (held at the city and county building galleries)
  • “Frank Mechau: 1904-1946” — Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Fort Worth, TX, 5/11/1967 – 6/25/1967
  • “Frank Mechau Retrospective, 1904–1946” — Denver Art Museum, 6/29/1972 – 8/27/1972
  • “Stampede: Animals in Art” — Denver Art Museum, 9/10/2017