Honoring the life, the art, and the legacy of
Agnes Pelton.
The Agnes Pelton Society preserves Agnes Pelton’s spirit through community engagement and stewardship of her Cathedral City home.
A portrait of Agnes Pelton. By Photographer Alice Boughton. 20th Century
Agnes Pelton (1881–1961) was an American modernist painter celebrated for her luminous abstract works and her role in the Transcendental Painting Group.
Agnes Pelton - Star Gazer 1929 (oil on canvas). Photographer Peter Palladino
Agnes began her artistic journey in a traditional realist style, but her work evolved dramatically after she moved to Cathedral City, California, in the late 1930s. There, surrounded by desert stillness, Pelton found her truest expression, art infused with light, symbolism, and spirituality.
A German-American visionary, Pelton explored the unseen through biomorphic forms, radiant color, and mystical abstraction.
Agnes Pelton moved to Cathedral City, California in 1932.
The Agnes Pelton Society ensures her legacy endures by maintaining the quiet desert home she loved.
The home Agnes Pelton built in 1939 still stands at 68680 F Street (christened by Cathedral City as Agnes Pelton Way).
Pelton’s Paintings Shimmer With an Inner Illumination
Her work offers a bridge between the material and the transcendent, a legacy that continues to inspire generations of artists and mystic seekers alike. Bring Agnes Pelton’s vision to your projects and share her legacy by exploring licensing opportunities for her artwork.
Agnes Pelton - Fountains 1926 (oil on canvas). Photographer Peter Palladino
Agnes Pelton — Sea Change, 1931
Agnes Pelton — Sand Storm, 1932
Agnes Pelton — Messengers, 1932
Agnes Pelton — Mother of Silence, 1933
Agnes Pelton — Orbits, 1934
Agnes Pelton — Day, 1935