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Pawel Kontny“New Mexico” Adobe Painting by Pawel Kontny, 20th C. Southwestern WatercolorMid 20th Century
Mid 20th Century
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This evocative 20th-century watercolor painting by Polish-American artist Pawel Kontny captures the timeless architecture and spirit of the Southwest. Titled “New Mexico,” the work features a semi-abstract depiction of a traditional adobe structure rendered in a sophisticated palette of earthy neutrals—including black, brown, beige, and navy—that reflect the region’s natural tones and textures.
Executed in watercolor on paper, this expressive composition showcases Kontny’s refined sense of form and atmospheric restraint. The painting is signed lower left and comes housed in a custom vintage frame with UV-protective glass, preserving the subtlety of the watercolor’s tonal variations.
A compelling example of mid-century Southwestern modernism, this piece bridges regional subject matter with contemporary abstraction, making it ideal for collectors of modern Western art or interiors inspired by desert minimalism and organic architecture.
Provenance: From a private collection in Denver, Colorado.
- Creator:Pawel Kontny (1923 - 2002, Polish)
- Creation Year:Mid 20th Century
- Dimensions:Height: 16.25 in (41.28 cm)Width: 21.5 in (54.61 cm)
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- Framing:Frame IncludedFraming Options Available
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- Gallery Location:Denver, CO
- Reference Number:Seller: 281571stDibs: LU27316303932
Pawel Kontny
A painter of subjects from many parts of the world, Pawel Kontny began with wartime sketches and changed to a technique combining abstraction and realism. He was born in Laurahuette, Poland, the son of a wealthy pastry shop owner. He studied architecture, but was interrupted by World War II. Traveling in many countries as a soldier, he sketched various landscapes but in 1945, he was captured and held as a prisoner of war in Italy. After the war, he studied at the Union of Nuremberg Architects to help design buildings to replace ones destroyed in the war. He also married Irmgard, a dancer with the Nuremberg Opera Company and began having well received exhibitions of his work throughout Europe. His primary subject became architecture which he built up on heavy weight masonite panels into structures with marble dust. In 1969, the Kotnys moved to Denver, Colorado where he began painting the American West. In February, 1974, "American Artist" magazine had a feature article by John Jellico on Pawel Kontny.
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