Valley in August

1965

Nell Blaine

Associated Names
Nell Blaine

Artist, American, 1922 - 1996

The image depicts a landscape viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon line is not prominently defined, blending into the distant mountains and hills. The scene features softly rendered, undulating forms suggesting distant peaks and ridges. The brushstrokes are fluid and freehand, capturing the essence of the landscape with expressive lines and washes. The color palette is monochromatic, emphasizing grayscale tones from light greys to deep blacks. In the foreground, irregular shapes, possibly foliage, are depicted with dynamic lines, leading the eye outward to softer, less defined shapes that create depth and distance in the scene.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Honorable William H.G. FitzGerald, Mr. Desmond FitzGerald, and Mr. B. Francis Saul II, c/o The New York Studio School; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 225, no. 1507.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: N Blaine Aug. 25 '65 / (St. Lucia); upper left verso in black ink by unknown hand: (VALLEY IN AUGUST) / TROPICAL VALLEY (ST. LUCIA) / Drawing / INK & STICK ON WET PAPER / anse galet Valley 1965 / ARTIST: NELL BLAINE; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: frame 20 1/2 x 26 / mat 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/2 bottom

Wikidata ID

Q64618163

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