The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 13, 2025
Talaya Peak
1926, printed 1947
(American, born Germany, 1881–1971)
Image: 24.1 x 28.4 cm (9 1/2 x 11 3/16 in.); Sheet: 34.2 x 43.5 cm (13 7/16 x 17 1/8 in.)
Gift of Ann Baumann 2005.406
© Ann Baumann Trust
Catalogue raisonné: Chamberlain 111
Location: Not on view
Description
Atalaya Mountain, a favorite destination for hikers and mountain bikers, is situated east of Santa Fe. Considering the mountain’s height of 9,121 feet, the name Atalaya, the Spanish word for watchtower, is appropriate. The source material for the scene includes a tempera study as well as two photographs. Baumann synthesized the photos, compressing the scene, and used artistic license to make the receding distant mountains appear to loom above the adobe houses.- Gustave Baumann: Colorful Cuts. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 20, 2020-June 27, 2021).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2005.406