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Painted Desert

Painted Desert
Aug, 06, 2020

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Painted Desert

Home to the vibrant Sonoran and the golden Mojave, the arid American Southwest is famous for the stark beauty of its vast deserts. Enjoy this compilation of works from the PhxArt collection inspired by these unique, hard-scrabble environs.

Collection Highlights

Arturo Chávez, Neapolitan Cliffs (Acantilados napolitanos), 2011. Oil on linen on panel. Museum purchase with funds provided by Western Art Associates and J. M. Kaplan Fund, New York.

Neapolitan Cliffs (2011) por Arturo Chávez

Ed Mell; Sweeping Clouds; 1989; oil on canvas; 52 1/8 x 52 3/16 in. (132.4 x 132.6 cm); Collection of Phoenix Art Museum, museum purchase with funds from anonymous donors.

Sweeping Clouds (1989) by Ed Mell

Howard Post, San Tan Valley (Valle San Tan), 2010. Oil on canvas. Museum purchase with funds provided by Western Art Associates (West Select 2010).

San Tan Valley (2010) by Howard Post

The Flight into Egypt (19th century) by José Rafael Aragón

Tony Foster, From Point Sublime looking ESE (Desde Point Sublime viendo hacia el ESE), 2004. Watercolor and pencil on paper. Gift of the Men's Arts Council Western American Endowment Fund.

From Point Sublime Looking ESE (2004) by Tony Foster

Maxfield Parrish, Arizona, 1950. Oil on paper mounted on board. Bequest of Thelma Kieckhefer. © 2020 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Maxfield Parrish, Arizona, 1950. Oil on paper mounted on board. Bequest of Thelma Kieckhefer. © 2020 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Arizona (1950) by Maxfield Parrish

Victor Higgins, Arroyo Hondo, c. 1935. Watercolor. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Orme Lewis.

Arroyo Hondo (1935) by Victor Higgins

Eugène Fromentin, Before the Race: Fantasia or The Halt in the Desert (Antes de la carrera: Fantasia o la pausa en el desierto), 1867. Oil on panel. Gift of Thomas W. and Ann T. Shields in honor of the Museum's 50th Anniversary.

Before the Race: Fantasia or the Halt in the Desert (1867) by Eugene Fromentin

Elihu Vedder, Egyptian Landscape (Paisaje egipcio), 1891. Oil on canvas. Museum purchase.

Egyptian Landscape (1891) by Elihu Vedder

Carl Oscar Borg, Egyptian Evening (Noche egipcia), c. 1911. Oil on canvas. From the Municipal Art Collection, by exchange.

Egyptian Evening (c. 1911) by Carl Oscar Borg

Steven Yazzie, Descending the Line (Descendiendo la línea), 2011. Video. Museum purchase with funds provided by Eva and Eric Jungermann Family Fund. © Steven Yazzie.

Descending the Line (2011) by Steven Yazzie

Ed Mell, Canyon Angles (Ángulos del Cañon), 1992. Oil on canvas. Gift of Edward Jacobson Revocable Trust.

Canyon Angles (1992) by Ed Mell

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