Acoma Pueblo Sky City Watercolor — Framed, New Mexico, Unsigned 

A skilled mid-20th century watercolor depicting Acoma Pueblo — known as Sky City — the ancient mesa-top adobe complex in western New Mexico that has been continuously occupied since at least 1150 CE. The composition captures the pueblo's terraced three-story residential blocks with accuracy: viga ends projecting from the wall faces, three-pole kiva ladders reaching the upper levels, and the characteristic blue-trimmed doorways introduced to ground-floor walls after the 1920s. Warm sienna, ochre, and umber washes define the adobe surfaces against a soft blue-grey sky, with confident ink line work sharpening structural detail throughout. The handling — direct, observational, and unhesitating — is consistent with a working regionalist painter with firsthand knowledge of the site.

Presented in a dark-stained wood frame with egg-and-dart profile molding, behind glass.

CONDITION

Good. The watercolor is stable with no visible lifting, flaking, or significant paper damage. Minor scuffs to the frame finish; no breaks or losses to the molding.

DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS

• Overall (framed): 16½" H × 20¼" W × ¾" D
• Visible image: 12¼" H × 16¼" W
• Medium: Watercolor on paper
• Subject: Acoma Pueblo (Sky City), New Mexico
• Signature: None visible; verso not confirmed
• Presentation: Dark-stained wood frame, egg-and-dart molding, glazed