Menemsha Village

1933

Adolf Arthur Dehn

Associated Names
Adolf Dehn

Artist, American, 1895 - 1968

Jacob Friedland

Printer, American, active 1930s

The image shows an aerial view of a coastal village scene. The horizon is high in the image, where calm water meets a distant landmass with rolling hills or shores. The artwork is composed of fine pencil or charcoal strokes emphasizing texture, with a grayscale color palette. Closest to the viewer are grasses, bushes, and a cluster of diverse buildings that form the village. The view extends to the water and distant landforms beyond.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 26.4 x 36.5 cm (10 3/8 x 14 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 37.3 x 50.7 cm (14 11/16 x 19 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3370

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lumsdaine/O'Sullivan 1987, no. 273

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald, Philadelphia; gift to NGA 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1987

  • Lumsdaine, Jocylyn Pang, and Thomas O'Sullivan. The Prints of Adolf Dehn: A Catalog Raisonné. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1987, p. 140, no. 273.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 42 Menemsha; lower right in graphite: adolf Dehn

Markings

BS: JACOB FRIEDLAND / LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING / 55 E. 9th STREET N.Y.C.

Wikidata ID

Q64952345

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