O'Keeffe Country by Gordon Louis Mortensen
O'Keeffe Country
Gordon Louis Mortensen
Title
O'Keeffe Country
Artist
Gordon Louis Mortensen
1938 - PRESENT (biography)Year
2006
Technique
reduction color woodcut printed in 34 colors with 29 press runs
Image Size
10 x 8" image
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
ap 5/10
Annotations
pencil titled, dated, and editioned
Reference
Paper
heavy cream Arches 88 wove
State
Published
Publisher
Artist
Inventory ID
GOMO360
Price
SOLD
Description
Ghost Ranch is a 21,000-acre retreat located near Abiquiu in north-central New Mexico, fifty miles north of Santa Fe. Abiquiu, where Georgia O’Keeffe built her home and studio, is located in Rio Arriba County. In his woodcut, O'Keeffe Country, Mortensen depicts the multihued cliffs, the high mesas, the unique land formations, the well-timbered Carson National Forest, and the vast grasslands that nourished O’Keeffe’s soul. In this composition, he captured waves of golden native grasses and blossoming salvias. Fed by seasonal monsoons, the flora on the desert floor softens the harsh landscape, connecting the dramatic, layered mesas with hues as varied as a sunset.