David Huchthausen, Alpine Landscape (Baden bei Wien #177), 1978, glass, 7 x 6 in. (17.8 x 15.2 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Carol and Don Wiiken, 1999.57.8
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Alpine Landscape (Baden bei Wien #177)
- Artist
- Date
- 1978
- Location
- Dimensions
- 7 x 6 in. (17.8 x 15.2 cm) diam.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Carol and Don Wiiken
- Mediums Description
- glass
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Landscape — mountain
- Landscape — weather — snow
- Landscape — tree — evergreen tree
- Object Number
- 1999.57.8
Artwork Description
Baden bei Wien was made in Baden, Vienna, during David Huchthausen’s European travels in the late 1970s. There were no production facilities available for the sculptures he intended to make, so he developed glassblowing skills on his own. The thick clear glass encases and blurs the layers of mountains and trees, simulating the experience of moving quickly through the landscape.