Desert Peaks

Artist Gene Kloss (1903-1996)

Date1937

MediumDrypoint etching

Dimensions19 × 21 1/2 in. (48.3 × 54.6 cm)
image: 10 3/4 × 13 3/4 in. (27.3 × 34.9 cm)

Classificationsprint

Credit LineGift of Joy and Frank Purcell

Object number2013.0122.0000

DescriptionViewed from a precipice, dark peaks fille a stark landscape against a neutral background. The formations are similar throughout increasing in size with the central focus on the largest peak. Tonal variations graduate from white to black with a pattern of darkness at the crest of each peak.

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