Bucks County Farmhouse

1937

Thomas W. Nason

Associated Names
Thomas W. Nason

Artist, American, 1889 - 1971

Pynson Printers

Printer

Elmer Adler

Publisher, American, 1884 - 1962

The image shows a black and white etching of a country house viewed from a slightly below eye level. The horizon line is low, with swirling clouds in the sky. The etching style features fine lines for texture, detailing the clapboard siding of the house and trees. The color palette is monochromatic, using black, white, and gray. A stone house with shutters is surrounded by bushes and trees with textured foliage in the foreground. Hills in the background add depth to the composition.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 9.21 × 16.51 cm (3 5/8 × 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6706

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Comstock & Fletcher 1977, no. 220

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1951

  • Contemporary American Prints, Berlin, Germany, 1951-1952.

Bibliography

1977

  • Comstock, Francis Adams, and William D. Fletcher. The Work of Thomas W. Nason, N.A.. Boston: Boston Public Library, 1977, p. 104, no. 220.

Inscriptions

lower left in block: T.W. Nason; lower right in graphite: TW Nason 1937

Wikidata ID

Q65026306

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