On the Viga, Outskirts of the City of Mexico
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Samuel Colman discovered the scenic beauty of the Mexican landscape for the first time in 1892—a moment when it was becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination for North Americans. This view depicts the canal and "Paseo [avenue] de la Viga" just outside of Mexico City, a site that suited Colman's particular interest in painting architectural forms set within sun-bleached equatorial settings. Writers of his own time often described these tonal works (using a limited range of color) as vague, dreamy, and poetic.
Caption
Samuel Colman American, 1832–1920. On the Viga, Outskirts of the City of Mexico, 1892. Oil on canvas, 9 1/2 x 18 in. (24.2 x 45.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the executors of the Estate of Colonel Michael Friedsam, 32.797. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 32.797_SL1.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
On the Viga, Outskirts of the City of Mexico
Date
1892
Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
Dimensions
9 1/2 x 18 in. (24.2 x 45.7 cm)
Signatures
Signed lower right: "Saml Colman."
Inscriptions
Inscribed on label on frame verso top center: "NY On the Vega [sic] / Outskirts of the City of Mexico - / Saml Colman, / Pinx"
Credit Line
Gift of the executors of the Estate of Colonel Michael Friedsam
Accession Number
32.797
Rights
No known copyright restrictions
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