Clouds over Enfield (Connecticut)

1935

Asa Cheffetz

Associated Names
Asa Cheffetz

Artist, American, 1896 - 1965

American Artists Group

Publisher

The image shows an expansive landscape viewed from an elevated perspective. The horizon is low in the composition, featuring a distant village with houses and a church steeple. Above the horizon, the sky is filled with clouds depicted using horizontal lines for depth and movement. The brushstrokes showing the clouds give a detailed impression, emphasizing light and shadow play. The color palette is monochromatic using black, white, and grey for contrast. The foreground has rolling hills with speckles for texture, leading the eye towards the distant village.
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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1984

  • New England Engraved: The Prints of Asa Cheffetz. Springfield, Massachusetts: Museum of Fine Arts, 1984, pp. 82, 127, no. 51.

Inscriptions

lower left in print: ©; lower center: CHEFFETZ - '35; lower right: printer's monogram.

Wikidata ID

Q76456309

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