2008.35.2

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Adobe
mid 20th century to late 20th century
48.25 in HIGH x 57 in WIDE x 2.25 in DEEP
(122.55 cm HIGH x 144.78 cm WIDE x 5.71 cm DEEP)
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
2008.35.2

frame
"Walter Sne[paper torn] / 'Adobe [paper torn] / Acrylic #5 [paper torn]" - handwritten adhesive label on stretcher bar, TC.Paper label for Gump's Gallery, San Francisco taped to stretcher bars at TL with tombstone information written on it: "TITLE 'Adobe' / ARTIST Walter Snelgrove / MEDIUM Acrylic on Canvas / SIZE 47.5 x 56" NO. 60-30 91263012 / 1981 PRICE 3500.-." "F 81" is printed on top right corner of the paper.





Acrylic painting on canvas of a landscape with rolling hills painted in shades of deep orange and vegetation in shades of muted green. A large bush with vertical clusters of flowers appears in the foreground at left along with low bushes at lower center and right. Several trees appear in the mid-ground, and a road is visible in the distance at upper right. A band of blue sky appears above the skyline in the upper margin.
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