Object Details
Artist
Emil Armin, born Radautz, Austria-Hungary 1883-died Chicago, IL 1971
Luce Center Label
Santa Fe was a pilgrimage spot for many Chicago artists in the 1920s, and Emil Armin made his first trip there in 1928. He was so taken with the vibrant landscape and exotic culture that he made twenty paintings during his first two-month stay. Armin painted Wild West on his second visit during the summer of 1929, imitating the furious brushwork of European expressionist painters. Armin’s colors and shapes might look improbable, but his canvas captures the black shadows and electric energy of a sudden storm in the Sangre de Cristos.
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Hilda D. Armin
Date
1929
Object number
1973.141.2
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
18 1/8 x 21 in. (46.1 x 53.3 cm.)
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Department
Painting and Sculpture
On View
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 33A
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Figure group\male
Western
Animal\horse
Architecture Exterior
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1973.141.2