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Seen Through Forest

1920

James N. Rosenberg

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James N. Rosenberg

Artist, American, 1874 - 1970

The image shows a view from within a dense forest, looking up through a tangle of bare, interwoven branches against the sky. Light filters through the farthest trees, implying an expansive forest. The artwork uses gestural strokes to depict the intricate branches in a monochromatic palette of gray and black, creating contrasts between trunks and the sky. This interplay of light and dark enhances texture and depth, guiding the eye through the network of branches.

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lithograph in black
Credit Line

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

image: 20 × 25.3 cm (7 7/8 × 9 15/16 in.)
sheet: 26.8 × 36.5 cm (10 9/16 × 14 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.4164

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Seen through forest; lower right in graphite: JNR '20 29 copies; lower left edge in black crayon by unknown hand: "SEEN THROUGH FOREST"; lower right edge in black crayon by unknown hand: LITHOGRAPH BY JAMES N ROSENBURG [sic]

Wikidata ID

Q76454574

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