- Title
- Monterey Cypress, California
- Date Made
- circa 1930
- Medium
- Oil on linen canvas
- Dimensions
- 42 x 46 in. (106.68 x 116.84 cm); Framed: 57 3/4 x 61 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (146.69 x 156.21 x 11.43 cm)
- Accession Number
- M.2008.221
- Collecting Area
- American Art
- Curatorial Notes
Like many Tonalist artists working at the turn of the twentieth century, Arthur Frank Mathews painted evocative, intimate views of nature in the face of increasing industrialization. He spent most of his life in Northern California, depicting the region’s unique topography and golden light. In this hazy view of Monterey’s coastline, jagged cypress trees are set against a cloud-filled sky and a rugged path leads the viewer’s eye to the bright blue waters of the Pacific Ocean below.
- Selected Bibliography
- Cleveland, David A. A History of American Tonalism: 1880-1920. New York: Winsted Press, 2017.
