Eliot Porter
Las Tres Virgenes Volcano at Sunset, near Mezquital, Baja California, Mexico

Las Tres Virgenes Volcano at Sunset, near Mezquital, Baja California, Mexico

© 1990, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

Las Tres Virgenes Volcano at Sunset, near Mezquital, Baja California, Mexico
Las Tres Virgenes Volcano at Sunset, near Mezquital, Baja California, Mexico
ArtistAmerican, 1901–1990
PrinterNew York
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Las Tres Virgenes Volcano at Sunset, near Mezquital, Baja California, Mexico
  • from the portfolio In Wildness
DateAugust 12, 1966, printed 1981
Place depictedMezquital (near), Mexico
MediumDye imbibition print
DimensionsImage: 12 1/2 x 16 in. (31.8 x 40.6 cm)
 Sheet: 12 1/2 x 16 in. (31.8 x 40.6 cm)
 Mount: 20 1/16 × 24 in. (51 × 61 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
Object number2013.722
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Object Type
ProvenanceAuction, before 1996; purchased by Michael Marvins and Michele Marvins, Houston, before 1996; given to MFAH, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in pencil, recto, lower right on mount below image: Eliot Porter

Stamped in black ink, verso, lower left corner: This portfolio // ELIOT PORTER // IN WILDNESS // has been published in an edition // of 300. This dye-transfer print // was made by Berkey K & L, New York. // Copyright 1981 by Daniel Wolf Press, Inc and // Eliot Porter
Signed in pencil, recto, lower right on mount below image: Eliot Porter

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Sunset behind Las Tres Vírgenes Volcano, Near Mezquital, Baja California
Eliot Porter
Sunset behind Las Tres Vírgenes Volcano, Near Mezquital, Baja California
August 12, 1966, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.53
Cirio tree, Near Las Tres Vírgenes Volcano, near Mezquital, Baja California
Eliot Porter
Cirio tree, Near Las Tres Vírgenes Volcano, near Mezquital, Baja California
July 31, 1966, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.33
Red-spined cactus and lichen-covered branches, Near El Aquajito, Baja California, from the series Intimate Landscapes
Eliot Porter
Red-spined cactus and lichen-covered branches, Near El Aquajito, Baja California, from the series Intimate Landscapes
March 31, 1964, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.5
Elephant tree in bloom, Near El Mármol, Baja California, from the series Intimate Landscapes
Eliot Porter
Elephant tree in bloom, Near El Mármol, Baja California, from the series Intimate Landscapes
July 28, 1966, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.19
Lichen-covered boulder, Between San Javier and Comondú, Baja California
Eliot Porter
Lichen-covered boulder, Between San Javier and Comondú, Baja California
March 9, 1964, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.43
Clouds at sunset, Tesuque, New Mexico
Eliot Porter
Clouds at sunset, Tesuque, New Mexico
July 1959, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.54
Clouds at sunset, Tesuque, New Mexico
Eliot Porter
Clouds at sunset, Tesuque, New Mexico
Summer 1960, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.55
Into the clouds from the rim, Alcedo Volcano, Galápagos Islands
Eliot Porter
Into the clouds from the rim, Alcedo Volcano, Galápagos Islands
May 4, 1966, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.52
River edge at sunset, Below Piute Rapids, San Juan River, Colorado
Eliot Porter
River edge at sunset, Below Piute Rapids, San Juan River, Colorado
May 24, 1962, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.46
Taos River canyon, Near Taos, New Mexico, from the series Intimate Landscapes
Eliot Porter
Taos River canyon, Near Taos, New Mexico, from the series Intimate Landscapes
October 16, 1962, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.34
Birch Trees on Cliff, Near Keene Valley, Adirondack Park, New York
Eliot Porter
Birch Trees on Cliff, Near Keene Valley, Adirondack Park, New York
1963
Dye imbibition print
99.519
Red Bud and Tulip Poplar, Near Foothills Parkway, Great Smoky National Park, North Carolina
Eliot Porter
Red Bud and Tulip Poplar, Near Foothills Parkway, Great Smoky National Park, North Carolina
c. 1968
Dye imbibition print
2000.656