Alpine Landscape (Baden bei Wien #177)

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

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
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/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.

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Boardman Robinson, Untitled (Landscape), ink wash on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1979.67.7
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ink wash on paper
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Boardman Robinson, Menes, Moses, Hammurabi (mural study, "The Law Givers," U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.), 1935, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.340
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oil on canvas
Not on view
Boardman Robinson, Colorado, from the United States Series, 1946, oil on canvas mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.253
Colorado, from the United States Series
Artist
Date1946
oil on canvas mounted on paperboard
Not on view
Boardman Robinson, Study for mural of A History of Commerce, 1928, pen and ink, ink wash and watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Olin Dows, 1983.90.155
Study for mural of A History of Commerce
Artist
Date1928
pen and ink, ink wash and watercolor on paper
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