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Industrial Landscape

1936

Paul Raphael Meltsner

Associated Names

Paul Raphael Meltsner

Artist, American, born 1905

This is a drawing of an industrial landscape with workers. The image showcases a heavily industrial scene filled with large machinery and factories. The foreground is dominated by figures engaged in labor, likely working with the machinery, which includes pipes and smokestacks emitting smoke. The background is filled with industrial structures like silos and chimneys. The drawing is detailed with strong contrasts, emphasizing the robust nature of both the machines and the workers.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black on wove paper
Credit Line

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

image: 263 x 370 mm
sheet: 292 x 405 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.3461

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: Industrial Landscape in pencil, lower left
Signed: Paul R. Meltsner in pencil, lower right

Wikidata ID

Q76441508

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