The Almighty's Own, An Impression of the High Andes
Medium
Painting
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Charles J. Robertson III
Accession Number
2016.2
Tags
Art Historical Context
William Henry Holmes captures the sublime majesty of the High Andes in *The Almighty's Own, An Impression of the High Andes* (1910), a evocative painting now housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Gifted by Charles J. Robertson III, this work from the Smithsonian Collection transports viewers to the rugged peaks of South America, where towering mountains pierce dramatic cloud formations. Holmes, a versatile American artist renowned for his landscapes, infuses the scene with a sense of divine grandeur, as evoked by the title—suggesting nature as the domain of the Almighty. Created in o...