Mountain Sleet

1929

Levon West

Associated Names
Levon West

Artist, American, 1900 - 1968

The image depicts a vast, open landscape with a solitary figure on horseback moving through the scene. The horizon is high, blending into the sky, emphasizing the expansive and isolated setting. Delicate and sketch-like brushstrokes create a sense of movement and fluidity. The color palette is mainly soft grays and whites, enhancing the mood of desolation and stillness. The texture of the landscape is visible in the foreground, while the background shows a featureless expanse, conveying a sense of vastness.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in black

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Addie Burr Clark

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.45 × 30.16 cm (9 5/8 × 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.9.267

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Torrington 1930, no. 121, vi/vi

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1930

  • Torrington, Otto M. A Catalogue of the Etchings of Levon West. New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1930, no. 121, vi/vi.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 21/100; lower center in graphite: Mountain Sleet; lower right in graphite: Levon West imp-

Wikidata ID

Q65080577

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