Haystacks

1949 (published 1950)

Thomas W. Nason

Associated Names
Thomas W. Nason

Artist, American, 1889 - 1971

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image depicts a landscape with an elevated point of view. On the horizon, a line of tall trees marks the boundary between land and sky. The intricate brushstrokes create depth and texture throughout the scene, from the trees to the haystacks. The color palette is monochromatic, using black and white to emphasize contrast. Two haystacks and cows are prominent in the foreground, while trees recede into the background, framing the sky with parallel clouds.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.2 x 22.6 cm (6 3/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 26.5 x 31.7 cm (10 7/16 x 12 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.41.52

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Comstock & Fletcher 1977, no. 462

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. 168-169, no. 462.

2016

  • Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 124, no. 1117.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: TW Nason 1949

Wikidata ID

Q74876785

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