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Sad Landscape

1939

Bernard Perlin

Associated Names

Bernard Perlin

Artist, American, 1918 - 2014

The image shows a collection of farming tools and machinery parts in a central heap. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of black, white, and grey. Various tools and a wheelbarrow are in the foreground, with a signpost to the left. The background includes a cloudy sky with the sun peeking through and sparse greenery around the landscape.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

image: 283 x 279 mm
sheet: 292 x 406 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.3902

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Bernard Perlin 1939

Wikidata ID

Q76456415

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