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Road in the Cuyamacas
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About this work
A narrow, winding path entices the viewer into this rocky wilderness in Southern California's Cuyamaca Mountains. Above the rugged peaks, clouds gather in formations that repeat those of the rocks below. Golden light streams down between the clouds, picking out a boulder here and a treetop there. Artist Charles Reiffel used bright dabs of red, orange, and blue paint to suggest sunlight sparkling on rain-wet stones and pine needles. It was this kind of spectacular scenery that had persuaded Reiffel to make an unplanned move from his home in Connecticut to San Diego in 1925.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineRoad in the Cuyamacas. ca. 1933-1934. Charles Reiffel, born Indianapolis, IN 1862-died San Diego, CA 1942. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor. CC0.
