Winter in the Rockies

1946

Adolf Dehn

Associated Names
Adolf Dehn

Artist, American, 1895 - 1968

The image shows a snow-covered road stretching into the distance, lined with tall telephone poles. Rolling hills covered in snow can be seen, along with sparse trees and small structures. Snow-capped mountains are visible on the horizon beneath wispy clouds in the sky. The painting features meticulous brushstrokes with fine detailing, particularly in the snowy textures and trees. The color palette is monochromatic, predominantly black, white, and gray.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.89 × 45.09 cm (11 3/8 × 17 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 40.96 × 54.61 cm (16 1/8 × 21 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1154

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lumsdaine/O'Sullivan 1987, no. 413

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

1987

  • Lumsdaine, Jocylyn Pang, and Thomas O'Sullivan. The Prints of Adolf Dehn: A Catalog Raisonné. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1987, p. 178, no. 413.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 10/40; lower center in graphite: Winter in the Rockies; lower right in graphite: Adolf Dehn 1946.; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: 25.

Markings

stamped upper right verso in black ink: F.B.B. (circled)

Wikidata ID

Q77009114

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