Victor Higgins (American, 1884–1949)
Spring Rains
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Victor Higgins (American, 1884–1949)c. 1924
Spring Rains
Victor Higgins (American, 1884–1949) →Modernismpaintingmodern and contemporary art
Date
c. 1924
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
102.2 × 109.9 cm (40 1/4 × 43 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Friends of American Art Collection
In Spring Rains, Victor Higgins featured two Native Americans on horseback amidst a sublime landscape. He depicted El Salto Peak ringed with clouds and flooded the valley below with light, creating shimmering atmospheric effects with his vibrant palette. As the artist once observed, “A field or a mountain is always changing. They change size and color with every passing cloud and with the passing of every hour and season.” Higgins studied and taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He first went to Taos, New Mexico, in 1914, sponsored by a group of Chicagoans who wanted to support local artists. Liberated from financial concerns, Higgins experimented boldly with modern form and color.
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