The artwork titled “Red Mountain, Santa Fe” was created in 1921 by Nicholas Roerich in the United States. It is a landscape painting, firmly placed within the Symbolism art movement.
The artwork depicts a striking red mountain dominating the background, set against a more subdued range of blue hills, suggesting a rugged and expansive landscape. The foreground is filled with a lush plain scattered with green vegetation, punctuated by patches of yellow and hints of purple. The sky above is rendered in muted, pastel tones with soft cloud formations, complementing the vividness of the central red mountain. The composition evokes a sense of grandeur and tranquility, hallmark traits of Roerich’s work within the Symbolism movement.