Church, Rancho de Taos (watercolor, 1931)

A watercolor of an adobe church with twin bell towers and crosses, its rose-red walls warmed by ochre tones. In the foreground, a group of figures in shawls and long dresses in red, blue, and black gather near a low walled courtyard and open portal. The loose, washed brushwork gives the scene a sunlit, spontaneous character.

Artist

Selden Connor Gile

Date

1931

Medium

watercolor on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2433 × 3000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum