Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.

Symphony No. 1 in Gold and Green (A Mexican Symphony)

Artist Henry Glintenkamp (American, 1887 - 1946)

Date1925-1926

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions31 1/2 × 41 in. (80 × 104.1 cm)

ClassificationsModern art

Credit LineGift of Pamela Glintenkamp in memory of Rik van Glintenkamp

Object number2019.13

Terms

paintings
agricultural land
fields (agricultural land)
farmers
masks (motifs)
temples
sunlight
mountains
American
modern American styles and periods
México
oil paint
canvas

Collections

Modern and Contemporary

On View

On view

DescriptionMexican Symphony was created while Glintenkamp was living in Mexico. The painting shows multiple scenes on canvas. The sun illuminates its rays from the top left of the canvas, presenting local farmers working in their fields, and engaging with each other in their town, which dominates the left side of the canvas. The right side of the canvas alludes to the country’s native history, with depictions of masks and reliefs and pyramidal temples.