View of Distant Hills

1915

William Zorach

Associated Names
William Zorach

Artist, American, born Russia (now Lithuania), 1887 - 1966

The image shows a landscape scene with a mountain peak dominating the composition, viewed from a hillside vantage point. The brushstrokes are fluid and dynamic, using watercolor techniques for soft blending of colors and creating a sense of movement. The color palette consists of pastel blues, greens, and purples blending together. There are hints of trees and vegetation in the foreground, leading up to the central hill, and a softly toned sky in the background complements the rolling hills.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.94 × 40.01 cm (11 × 15 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.99.39


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Zabriskie Gallery, New York); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased January 23, 1975; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • Modern American Prints and Drawings from the Kainen Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2014-2015

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Wm Zorach / 1915 / WC / 14; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: C-278

Wikidata ID

Q64639871

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