LeConte Stewart (American, 1891–1990)
The Road to the Hills (Richfield, Utah)
Oil on canvas
24 × 30 in.
Framed: 36 × 30 ½ in.
Painted on site in central Utah, this work embodies LeConte Stewart’s devotion to portraying the unvarnished character of the American West. The broad dirt road draws the viewer directly into the composition, leading toward autumn fields and the purple ridges beyond Richfield. Stewart’s muted palette of earthy greens, ochres, and violets captures both the season and the subtle beauty of rural life.
A master of Utah regionalism, Stewart often sought out such simple scenes—farmhouses, dirt lanes, distant hills—as subjects worthy of serious art. For him, the “road” was not merely a motif but a symbol of connection between human settlement and the grandeur of the surrounding landscape.
