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Galisteo Creek

1992
Not on view
Susan Rothenberg first came to prominence in the 1970s with large figurative paintings; in an art world then dominated by abstract, Minimalist aesthetics, these arresting images—notably her monumental horses—created a powerful impression. Rothenberg’s later paintings were informed by her New Mexico ranch, where she lived from the 1990s until her death, and her observations of its parched landscape and "small dramas," which become starting points for painterly experiments in color and perspective. Galisteo Creek was inspired by a walk along the creek that runs near her home. In this aerial view, the artist’s dogs run across the white, bending creek as black ravens fly overhead, impervious to the rotting corpse of a calf lying to the right of the water.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Galisteo Creek
  • Artist: Susan Rothenberg (American, Buffalo, New York 1945–2020 Galisteo, New Mexico)
  • Date: 1992
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 9 ft. 3 3/4 in. × 12 ft. 3 5/8 in. (283.8 × 375 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1992
  • Object Number: 1992.343
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Susan Rothenberg / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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