The Grand Tetons were a favorite subject of Robert Wood's in the 1960s. Although he painted extensively in the Colorado Rockies in the 1930s and 1940s, he doesn't seem to have painted the Tetons until the late 1950s. By the early 1960s, Teton subjects made up a significant percentage of his artistic production.

Wood was drawn to the ruggedness of the peaks, and the many lakes and streams that surround the mountains provided the classic landscape compositions that he favored. The artist often pictured the Tetons from Jenny Lake, String Lake or the inelegantly-named Ditch Creek. These Teton paintings are broadly painted works and have a more chromatic palette than the landscapes of the 1930s and 1940s.

The Teton range is a segment of the northern Rockies which runs southward across northwestern Wyoming, beginning at the southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park and ending at Teton Pass. The majestic peaks can be seen from far into Eastern Idaho, and the foothills extend into the potato state. The Teton range is forty miles long and is dominated by the Grand Teton, which reaches 13,766 feet, looming 7000 feet above Jackson Hole.