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1931

Clare Leighton

Associated Names
Clare Leighton

Artist, American, born England, 1898 - 1989

This is a painting of a group of people working with logs in a snowy forest. The image depicts several individuals engaged in arranging and possibly cutting down large logs amidst a snowy landscape, surrounded by trees. Snow covers the ground, creating mounds and curves that follow the natural undulation of the terrain. The logs are shown with detailed cross-sections, indicating a close attention to texture and pattern by the artist. A strong contrast is created between the dark hues of the forest and the lighter tones of the snow. The individuals are captured in mid-action, contributing to the overall sense of dynamism within the composition. This is in the style of Clare Leighton.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.7 × 30.16 cm (8 15/16 × 11 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 28.1 × 39.37 cm (11 1/16 × 15 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1269

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehman 1977, no. 194


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1977

  • Fletcher, William D. Clare Leighton, An Exhibition: American Sheaves, English Seed Corn. Massachusetts: Boston Public Library, 1977, p. 13, no. 194.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 49/100 Loading; lower right in graphite: Clare Leighton _

Markings

stamped lower right verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77009094

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