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Blue Valley Fox Hunt

1936 (published 1938)

John Stockton de Martelly

Associated Names

John Stockton de Martelly

Artist, American, 1903 - 1980

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image depicts a group of figures gathered under a large tree, with the horizon in the background showing rolling fields and farmhouses. The artwork is rendered in a detailed grayscale lithographic style, with linear brushstrokes providing texture. The color palette consists of blacks, whites, and grays, enhancing the textures of the tree branches, grasses, and cultivated fields. In the foreground, there are men, a dog, and a camping scene, while buildings and more trees are visible in the distance.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black
Credit Line

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

image: 32.5 × 41.9 cm (12 13/16 × 16 1/2 in.)
sheet: 37.9 × 48.3 cm (14 15/16 × 19 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.1437
Catalogue Raisonné

North 1997, no. 15

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1997

North, Bill. The Prints of John S. de Martelly, 1903-1979. East Lansing, MI: Kresge Art Museum, 1997, p. 37, no. 15.

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. 35, no. 243.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: John S. de Martelly

Wikidata ID

Q76550411

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