Mt. Katahdin - from Ripogenos Gorge

1965

Carroll Thayer Berry

Associated Names
Carroll Thayer Berry

Artist, American, 1886 - 1978

The image displays a mountainous landscape with a focus on a prominent peak in the distance. The horizon is above the center with the mountain dominating this line, surrounded by hills covered in forest. The style suggests a woodcut technique with precise lines and textures. Close to us, leafless trees frame the scene. Rocky terrain contrasts with a flowing river, both depicted in detail. The color palette is monochromatic, using black and white to convey depth and texture, creating a dramatic visual effect highlighting the scene's natural beauty and vastness.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ingrid Rose in memory of her husband Milton Rose

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.8 × 25.72 cm (12 1/8 × 10 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 41.91 × 38.1 cm (16 1/2 × 15 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.37.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dearborn 1983, 97

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA by Ingrid Rose, Washington, DC, 2018.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Dearborn, Elwyn. Carroll Thayer Berry: A Catalogue Raisonné of His Wood Engravings, Woodcuts & Linocuts, Camden,1983, no. 97.

Inscriptions

in graphite, below image: MT. KATAHDIN [sic] from RIPPOGENOS GEORGE [sic] Carroll Thayer Berry imp; signed in block, lower right: Carroll Thayer Berry [artist's abstracted signature]

Wikidata ID

Q77262742

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