Kit Lynch (American, XXI). "Purple Mountain Majesty" oil on canvas, n.d. Signed lower left. A sublime landscape painting by contemporary artist Kit Lynch who hails from Pilar, New Mexico in Taos County. Lynch focuses on capturing the power within "wild scenic beauty" rather than merely creating beautiful views, although they certainly are beautiful. Here Lynch presents awe-inspiring mountains in a manner that draws our attention to their grandeur as well as their beauty. She paints the peaks in striking shades of violet, lavender, and cobalt above rolling desert lands rendered in warm gold, russet, and sun kissed orange punctuated by verdant plants, and beneath skies that glimmer in hues of soft azure and peach. All is rendered in Lynch's signature painterly manner with rich, ribbonlike brushstrokes that are pleasantly interrupted by tactile passages of thick impasto. As if this were not enough, the painting is mounted in a gorgeous custom frame made in Italy. Size (painting): 30" L x 40" W (76.2 cm x 101.6 cm) Size (frame): 35.5" L x 45.5" W (90.2 cm x 115.6 cm)
Artist Statement: "My child's heart always thundered at the spectacular natural landscapes of the West. 10 years old I painted oil landscapes in an adult class. My chosen home, enchanted Pilar, is where the Rio Grande plunges dives and roils out of the gorge. Dramatic events prevail such as the startling swish of red walking rain, milky way'd skies pierced by shooting stars, monsoon season rainbows, and migrations of exotically formed birds. The gorge—a cleft in the earth not formed by water erosion but by a great splitting. Inspiration. Ha! There isn't a word big enough for what I have found here." (source: artist's website)
Provenance: private Parker, Colorado, USA collection
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Condition
Excellent. Signed "Kit Lynch" lower left. "Purple Mountain Majesty by Kit Lynch 30x40 oil" handwritten on verso. A few minor scuffs/chips to frame finish, otherwise frame is very good and fit with suspension wire.