Walpi Pueblo

Eanger Irving Couse, Walpi Pueblo, 1903, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Arvin Gottlieb, 1993.48.4
Copied Eanger Irving Couse, Walpi Pueblo, 1903, oil on canvas, 9 1⁄16 x 12 in. (23.0 x 30.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Arvin Gottlieb, 1993.48.4
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Artwork Details

Title
Walpi Pueblo
Artist
Date
1903
Location
Dimensions
9 1⁄16 x 12 in. (23.0 x 30.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Arvin Gottlieb
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Indian — Hopi
  • Indian — Walpi
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — pueblo
Object Number
1993.48.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1993.48.4

Artwork Description

Eanger Irving Couse painted this scene one year after his first trip to Taos. Like other eastern artists, he was especially struck by the intense light and stark contrasts of northern New Mexico. Couse painted Walpi Pueblo as a quick sketch, capturing the sudden, lonely chill that accompanies the clouds at higher elevations.