The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 14, 2026

A horizontally oriented black ink etching on off-white paper depicts a vast desert landscape. A rutted path in the lower left curves toward a dark, densely hatched hillside. To the right, two textured trees overlook a wide valley. In the background, a broad mountain and flat-topped mesa rise beneath a sky filled with large, billowing clouds. Fine hatching throughout creates depth and shadow, guiding the eye across the rugged terrain.

High Desert Valley, Oregon

Date unknown

Melville Thomas Wire

(American, 1877–1966)
America
etching
Gift of Professor and Mrs. Sam L. Greenwood, Berea, Ohio 1947.112
Location: Not on view
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1947.112