Watercolor painting; "Como, Colorado" by rita derjue, c.1972; image made up of shades of yellow, green, blue, orange, black, brown, and white; painting shows village of Como as seen from hill, with groups of buildings in multiple colors in midground, surrounded by yellow and brown areas; foreground done in greens, browns, and greys, showing brush and pine trees; background is mountain range in greens, blues, white, and grey, with cloudy blue sky above mountains; white matting and gold metal frame, glazed with plexiglas; see Notes for description from artist.

Como, Colorado
rita derjue
c.1972
Watercolor with India ink on paper
Purchased by the Fine Arts Committee

Longtime Littleton resident and abstract landscape painter rita derjue had a career spanning over 6 decades. She painted many scenes around Como, Colorado, where she and her family owned a summer cabin.

Description of painting by rita derjue: "Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad came in 1879. Locomotive roundhouse at right. Left, our red house. First house blue and red roof right of large tree at left. Mt. Evans center of mountain range in distance."

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