Near Lyme, Sunset

1944 (published 1945)

Thomas W. Nason

Associated Names
Thomas W. Nason

Artist, American, 1889 - 1971

Torch Press

Printer

The Woodcut Society

Publisher, 1932 - 1954

The image shows tall trees on the left side with branches extending towards the center. The view is slightly elevated, displaying rolling hills stretching into the distance. The horizon is low, with a partially visible sun and a lightly clouded sky. The trees show detailed texture in leaves and bark. The color palette is monochrome, using blacks, greys, and whites for contrast and depth. A low fence with some missing planks borders a stone path leading towards more trees and hilltops in the distance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.78 × 19.05 cm (7 × 7 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.11.116

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Comstock & Fletcher 1977, no. 366

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1977

  • Comstock, Francis Adams, and William D. Fletcher. The Work of Thomas W. Nason, N.A.. Boston: Boston Public Library, 1977, pp. 146-147, no. 366.

1990

  • Czestochowski, Joseph S. James Swann: In Quest of a Printmaker, with Presentation Prints of the Chicago Society of Etchers, Prairie Print Makers, and the Woodcut Society. Iowa: Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 1990, appendix C, p. 150, no. 28.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: TW Nason 1944

Wikidata ID

Q65086976

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