%C2%A9 Estate of Pedro de Lemos
The Cliff Dweller, c. 1915-1920
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Gift of Marla J. Kinneyexpand_more 2019.39.11
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This tree could be Old Veteran, a famous Monterey cypress that still clings to the rocky cliff at Point Lobos, along California’s Pacific coast. Pedro de Lemos used opaque white paint to accentuate its weather-ravaged roots and bark. He then fortified the upper parts with rich, velvety blacks.
Lemos’s parents emigrated from the Portuguese Azores. Marie Lemos raised their four children; Francisco Lemos made boots. When Pedro heard about a Spanish nobleman with the last name of de Lemos, however, he decided to adopt that lineage as his own. In 1933, he squeezed the aristocratic-sounding “de” into his signature on prints he’d made earlier, as he did here.
Details
- Title
- The Cliff Dweller
- Artist Life
- 1882–1954
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2019.39.11
- Provenance
- Sale, David Rago, Lambertville, N.J., May 21, 2018, lot 1071; sold to Kinney; Marla J. Kinney, Minneapolis (2018-19)
- Curator Approved
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