Waxenstein

1933

Marsden Hartley

Associated Names
Marsden Hartley

Artist, American, 1877 - 1943

This is a black and white image featuring a rugged mountain range. The viewer's perspective is elevated, offering a view across the mountainous landscape. The horizon is not clearly defined, with the mountains dominating the top portion of the image. The artwork uses fine lines and shading to depict texture and light play on the mountain peaks. The grayscale adds to the stark color palette, creating depth as the mountains fade into lighter shades in the distance. The image captures the rugged and majestic beauty of the mountains, with their jagged edges and tonal variations guiding the eye into the distance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 32.07 × 26.04 cm (12 5/8 × 10 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 40.01 × 28.89 cm (15 3/4 × 11 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.157.20

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Eldredge 1972, no. 14

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Associated American Artists, New York); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased April 2, 1974; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1972

  • Eldredge, Charles C. Marsden Hartley: Lithographs and Related Works. Lawrence: University of Kansas Museum of Art, 1972, no. 14.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: #26 Waxenstein; lower right in graphite: Marsden Hartley / 1933

Wikidata ID

Q76348189

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