Shy Veery

1949

James Dexter Havens

Associated Names
James Dexter Havens

Artist, American, 1900 - 1960

The Woodcut Society

Publisher, 1932 - 1954

This is a painting of a bird standing on the forest floor. The painting depicts a detailed scene with a bird in the foreground, standing on a piece of wood surrounded by leaves and foliage. The bird is illustrated with a reddish-brown tone on its back and head, contrasting with a lighter, whitish underbelly. Behind the bird, large tree trunks rise upwards, creating a backdrop of vertical lines and giving depth to the scene. The trunks have gnarled branches and shadows that add to the textured look of the forest. The color palette primarily consists of earthy browns, ochres, and subtle shades of gray.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.1 × 20 cm (9 1/2 × 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.10.88


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

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, pp. 152-153, no. 36.

Inscriptions

lower right in block: JH [artist's monogram]; lower right in graphite: James D. Havens - Del - Sc - Imp - 1949 -

Wikidata ID

Q65359133

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