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Watercolor of a red adobe church with two bell towers and crosses, with shawled figures gathered in the foreground and a wooden cross on a hill at right.

Church, Rancho de Taos

A watercolor of an adobe church with twin bell towers and crosses, its rose-red walls warmed by ochre tones. In the foreground, a group of figures in shawls and long dresses in red, blue, and black gather near a low walled courtyard and open portal. The loose, washed brushwork gives the scene a sunlit, spontaneous character.

Artist
Selden Connor Gile
Date
1931
Medium
watercolor on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2433 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1931).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Iglesia, Rancho de Taos (acuarela, 1931)

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Português: Igreja, Rancho de Taos (aquarela, 1931)

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