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Untitled (Mid-Western Landscape)

c. 1940

Joseph John Paul Meert

Associated Names

Joseph John Paul Meert

Artist, American, 1905 - 1989

The image shows a rural scene with a woman near a water pump by a wooden structure, observing figures engaged in farm work. Chickens peck nearby. In the background, people work with hay bales, drive a horse-drawn cart, and a tractor on fields. The landscape features rolling hills, trees, and an open horizon. The drawing is in detailed pencil shading with a monochrome palette of black, white, and grey.

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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: 289 x 352 mm
Sheet: 344 x 491 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.3451

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: Within the print: lower right, Meert
In pencil: lower right, Meert.

Wikidata ID

Q76455652

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