Survivors/ Patio of the Columns at Mitla
1993
This contemporary painting by William Roth Kohn features a striking architectural landscape with a textured adobe wall and a series of cylindrical pillars. The artwork is defined by its dramatic interplay of strong light and deep shadows, rendered in a vibrant palette of warm oranges, yellows, and cool purples under a bright blue sky.
- Medium
- Acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions
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- Yes
Collectors with works by William Roth Kohn
Artists in conversation
Charles Sheeler
American · b. 1883
Sheeler's Precisionist paintings share Kohn's sharp focus on architectural geometry, strong light and shadow contrasts across man-made structures, and a reverence for the formal qualities of built surfaces rendered with bold clarity.
Millard Sheets
American · b. 1907
Sheets painted sun drenched adobe and colonial architectural landscapes of Mexico and the American Southwest with vibrant warm oranges, deep purples, and brilliant blue skies that closely parallel the palette and subject matter of Kohn's Mitla scene.
Lois Dodd
American · b. 1927
Dodd's paintings of architectural structures and exterior walls emphasize the dramatic play of sunlight against geometric surfaces using bold acrylic color contrasts, sharing Kohn's interest in how strong light transforms the mood of everyday built environments.
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