On the Rio Grande by Walter Ufer - 1927 - 63.82 × 76.2 cm Virginia Museum of Fine Arts On the Rio Grande by Walter Ufer - 1927 - 63.82 × 76.2 cm Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

On the Rio Grande

oil on canvas • 63.82 × 76.2 cm
  • Walter Ufer - July 22, 1876 - August 2, 1936 Walter Ufer 1927

Walter Ufer belongs to the Taos Society of Artists, the leading exponents of figurative painting in early 20th-century America. He joined the group in 1917, specializing in portraits of Pueblo Indians and vivid landscapes fluidly painted in a high-key palette with textured brushwork. On the Rio Grande melds his sensitive portrayal of a reflective native figure (his favorite model, Jim Mirabel) with the lushly rendered New Mexico setting. A strong supporter of individual freedoms and a devout Socialist, Ufer was deeply concerned with the plight of the Pueblo Indians and what he viewed as their centuries-long oppression.

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