October Afternoon

1946 (published 1947)

Jackson Lee Nesbitt

Associated Names
Jackson Lee Nesbitt

Artist, American, 1913 - 2008

Andersen-Lamb

Printer

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image depicts a rural scene from a slightly elevated point of view. The horizon is above distant trees, with a line of trees and hills further back. The sky is filled with clouds above the land. The brushstrokes are detailed, showing texture in both the clouds and vegetation. The color palette is monochromatic, creating depth through light and dark contrasts. In the foreground, workers are engaged in agricultural tasks, a horse is harnessed to a contraption, and a dog is resting. Further in the distance, fields extend toward a wooden house along a path, surrounded by undulating terrain and a vast sky.
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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1993

  • Retif, Earl, and Ann Salzer. Jackson Lee Nesbitt: The Graphic Work. New Orleans, LA: Stone and Press, 1993, n.p., no. 26.

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. 105, no. 830.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: October Afternoon; lower right in grpahite: Jackson Lee Nesbitt

Wikidata ID

Q76455447

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