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The Crested Dune

1947

Gordon Grant

Associated Names

Gordon Grant

Artist, American, 1875 - 1962

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image displays a mountainous landscape drawn with pencil and charcoal. The perspective shows detailed terrain with the horizon positioned above the midline. A large mountain is prominently featured on the left side, with rugged slopes depicted using bold brushstrokes. The monochromatic palette of gray and black creates stark contrasts. Small shrubs and rocks are visible in the foreground. In the distance, smaller hills and plains fade into a lightly shaded sky with a few clouds and birds.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 23.1 × 39.5 cm (9 1/8 × 15 9/16 in.)
sheet: 28.2 × 40.7 cm (11 1/8 × 16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.2225

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2016

Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 99, no. 877.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Gordon Grant

Wikidata ID

Q76441412

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