Santa Fe

Artist B. J. O. Nordfeldt 1878 Tullstorp, Sweden - 1955 Henderson, Texas

Dateca. 1920s

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions26 x 36 in. (66 x 91.4 cm)

ClassificationsPainting

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Dr. & Mrs. Myron Rosenbaum

Object numberPC1993.51.2

DescriptionLandscape scene with houses and trees in the foreground and fields, mountains, and a smokestack in the background.

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B.J.O. Nordfeldt

1878 Tullstorp, Sweden - 1955 Henderson, Texas

Santa Fe

ca. 1920s

oil on canvas

gift of Dr. and Mrs. Myron Rosenbaum

PC1993.51.1

Santa Fe is yet another example of how the unique light and landscape of the Southwest inspired artists who eventually made New Mexico their home. B.J.O. Nordfeldt’s dynamic rendering of the natural and built environment of his adopted hometown is infused with the influence of French painter Paul Cézanne, interpreted in a fresh and lively way. Despite a bucolic beauty that could pass for the South of France or Tuscany, the surprising inclusion of a factory’s belching smokestack reveals a modern setting.

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Santa Fe

h. la década de 1920

óleo sobre lienzo

obsequio del Dr. Myron Rosenbaum y señora

PC1993.51.1

Santa Fe es un ejemplo más de cómo la luz y el paisaje singulares del Sudoeste inspiraron a artistas que luego encontraron su hogar en Nuevo México. La representación dinámica que hace B.J.O Nordfeldt del entorno natural y edificado de su ciudad de adopción está impregnada de la influencia del pintor francés Paul Cézanne, interpretada de una forma fresca y vivaz. Aunque esta belleza bucólica podría pasar por el sur de Francia o la Toscana, la sorprendente inclusión de la chimenea humeante de una fábrica revela que nos encontramos en un entorno moderno.

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