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Charles Ragland BunnellCameron's Cone, Colorado Springs – Framed Sunset Watercolor Landscape Paintingcirca 1930
circa 1930
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This original 1930s watercolor painting by Charles Ragland Bunnell beautifully captures the majestic landscape of Cameron’s Cone near Colorado Springs, Colorado. The composition features rolling mountains in rich hues of green, blue, and brown, evoking the rugged beauty of the Rocky Mountain region. Bunnell’s signature brushwork and expressive use of color bring depth and movement to the scene, making this a standout example of his early modernist approach.
The painting is professionally housed in a custom archival frame, ensuring long-term preservation. Outer frame dimensions are 19 ¾ x 23 ¾ x 1 ¼ inches, image size is 9 ½ x 13 ¼ inches.
About the Artist: Charles Ragland Bunnell (1897–1968)
Charles Ragland Bunnell was a pivotal figure in Colorado’s early modernist movement, known for his evolution from Regionalism to Abstract Expressionism.
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Bunnell displayed an early passion for art. As a child, he sketched on any available surface—even in the margins of his textbooks. After serving in World War I, he moved to Colorado Springs in 1915, later using his GI benefits to study at the Broadmoor Art Academy (now the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center) in 1922-1923.
Under the mentorship of artists like Ernest Lawson and Boardman Robinson, Bunnell mastered American Scene painting but frequently experimented with abstraction, a choice that often put him at odds with Robinson.
Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, Bunnell gained recognition for his modernist landscapes and murals, even assisting Frank Mechau on government projects. By the late 1930s, he began shifting towards Abstract Expressionism, making him one of the earliest pioneers of the style in Colorado.
His later works, particularly his "Black and Blue" series, reflected a deep emotional intensity, influenced by personal and global events such as World War II and the loss of his young son.
Bunnell exhibited widely throughout his career, with solo exhibitions at prestigious institutions such as the Kansas City Art Institute, Santa Fe Museum, University of Illinois, and the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. His work also appeared in group exhibitions at the Carnegie Institute, Art Institute of Chicago, and Denver Art Museum.
Today, he is recognized as a pioneering figure in American Abstract Expressionism, with his works featured in "American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s: An Illustrated Survey" and other significant publications.
This stunning original watercolor is a rare opportunity for collectors seeking a piece from one of Colorado’s most influential modernist painters.
- Creator:Charles Ragland Bunnell (1897-1968, American)
- Creation Year:circa 1930
- Dimensions:Height: 19.75 in (50.17 cm)Width: 23.75 in (60.33 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
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- Framing:Frame IncludedFraming Options Available
- Condition:very good to excellent vintage condition. Framing is new (recently added).
- Gallery Location:Denver, CO
- Reference Number:Seller: 157901stDibs: LU273805543
Charles Ragland Bunnell
Charles Bunnell developed a love for art at a very young age. As a child in Kansas City, Missouri, he spent much of his time drawing. When he was unable to find paper he drew on walls and in the margins of textbooks for which he was often fined. Around 1915, Bunnell moved with his family to Colorado Springs, Colorado. He served in World War I and later used his GI Training to study at the Broadmoor Art Academy (later renamed the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center) during 1922 and 1923. In 1922, he married fellow student, Laura Palmer. He studied with Ernest Lawson in 1927-1928 and, in the winter of 1928-1929, he served as Lawson’s assistant. In the late 1920’s, the Bunnell’s settled just west of Colorado Springs and 1928, they welcomed the first of their three children. Their one-acre homesite, which they referred to as “Old Home Place”, was situated between two sets of railroad tracks at the foot of Pike’s Peak. Charlie converted an old railroad boxcar into his studio, where he later gave lessons. Beginning in 1931, Bunnell spent a year and a half studying under Boardman Robinson. The two men clashed constantly due to a generation gap and markedly different philosophies. Robinson encouraged his students not to stray from realism and though Bunnell mastered Robinson’s preferred style of American Scene painting, he regularly irritated his professor with his abstract sketches. Bunnell taught at the Kansas City Art Institute during the summers of 1929, 1930, 1940, and 1941. Between 1934 and 1941, he painted and taught under federal projects which included assisting Frank Mechau on murals for the Colorado Springs Post Office. However, he did not take to mural making and, after criticism from Boardman Robinson about his use of “heavy daubs which have no place in mural work,” he abandoned mural-making altogether. By the late 1930’s, Bunnell’s work departed from the American Scene/Modernist style he was trained in towards abstraction. This is marked by his “Black and Blue” series, consisting of 83 abstracted ink and watercolors. Affected by the Second World War and the loss of his 10-year old son, Bunnell’s work of the early 1940’s took on a Transcendental and Surrealist tone. The works from this period are moody and readily reflect the political and personal turmoil experienced by the artist. In the late 1940’s, Bunnell began experimenting with Abstract Expressionism. He alone is credited with introducing Colorado Springs to the new style as it was excluded from the Fine Art Center’s curriculum by Boardman Robinson. Bunnell excelled in Abstract Expressionism and continued to evolve in the style through the 1950’s continuing to his death in 1968. He was recently recognized as a premier American Abstract Expressionist by his inclusion in the book American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950’s: An Illustrated Survey. © David Cook Galleries, LLC
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