Under Western Skies
1934 · etching and drypoint on paper
plate: 8 x 9 7/8 in. (20.2 x 25.2 cm)
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Carl Oscar Borg
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Carl Oscar Borg was an American painter known for landscape and orientalist works executed in oil and watercolor. Born in Sweden and trained in European academies, he developed a reputation for luminous depictions of desert and mountainous terrain, particularly in the American Southwest and North Africa. His work combined precise observation of light and atmospheric condition with a romantic sensibility toward exotic and remote locations. Borg maintained a prolific studio practice throughout the early-to-mid twentieth century.
Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 40% · Updated 1mo ago
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- Cleveland Museum of Art1 published
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Washington, D.C., United States
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