Deserted Farm

1950

Asa Cheffetz

Associated Names
Asa Cheffetz

Artist, American, 1896 - 1965

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image shows a rural scene with barns in a grassy fields. The perspective is slightly elevated. In the background, there are hills under a cloudy sky. The brushstrokes give texture to the grass and barns. The black and white palette enhances the contrast between light and shadow.
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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: 13.97 × 22.7 cm (5 1/2 × 8 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 26.83 × 33.02 cm (10 9/16 × 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1137

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cheffetz 1984, no. 91

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

1984

  • New England Engraved: The Prints of Asa Cheffetz. Springfield, Massachusetts: Museum of Fine Arts, 1984, pp. 119, 131, no. 91.

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. 120, no. 1080.

Inscriptions

lower left in block: AC; lower right in graphite: Asa Cheffetz; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: "Deserted Farm"

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77011728

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