New Year's Day

1934

J. J. Lankes

Associated Names
J. J. Lankes

Artist, American, 1884 - 1960

The image is a winter scene with two people seated in a sleigh being pulled by a horse along a snowy path. The path winds between trees towards a horizon where hills meet the sky, with layered clouds. The painting is detailed and monochromatic, depicting the stark contrast of the snowy landscape. The trees' textures and snow contours are emphasized with precise brushstrokes.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the children of J.J. Lankes)

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.48 × 25.56 cm (12 × 10 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.48 × 32.39 cm (15 15/16 × 12 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3326

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lankes 1958, no. 886

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Durham, North Carolina; J. B. Lankes (the artist's son), Hampton, Virginia, 1960; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

n.d.

  • Lankes, J.J. Woodcut Record. Unpublished (College of William and Mary Special Collection), p. 18, no. 886.

Inscriptions

lower right in block: Lankes; lower left in graphite: New Years Day; lower center in graphite: No 27; lower right in graphite: J. J. Lankes; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: 27; lower center in black ink by unknown hand: o 886

Wikidata ID

Q77010253

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