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Farm with Telephone Pole

1931

Werner Drewes

Associated Names

Werner Drewes

Artist, American, 1899 - 1985

The image shows a rural scene with a farm, a telephone pole, and cables. The horizon is low, with buildings and trees prominent against a monochromatic color palette. The ground has sweeping lines, a large tree and barn are present, and distant hills are suggested. The artwork is created in a woodcut style with bold lines and contrasting spaces.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 22.9 × 30.5 cm (9 × 12 in.)
sheet: 27.9 × 39.4 cm (11 × 15 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.1530
Catalogue Raisonné

Rose 1984, no. III.67

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

in pencil: lower left, FARM WITH TEL POLE; lower right, W. Drewes l93l

Wikidata ID

Q76442945

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