Dusty Plowing

c. 1939

Bernard Joseph Steffen

Associated Names
Bernard Joseph Steffen

Artist, American, 1907 - 1980

Federal Art Project (New York City)

Publisher

The image shows a plowed field extending into the distance, with a sky above. Along the horizon, hills meet the sky with some silhouetted structures. The field is depicted with flowing brushstrokes, creating a sense of motion. Rows of turned earth curve back towards the viewer. The color palette is monochromatic with black and white, creating strong contrast. Paths of the plowed earth lead to a figure on a tractor in the middle of the farmland.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sylvan Cole Gallery (via Mann-Williams Antiques), New York, NY); Dave H. and Reba W. Williams, Greenwich, CT, 21 November 1987; gift to the NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: lower center, Dusty Plowing; lower right, Bernard Steffen; stamped in ink: lower left, NEW YORK CITY WPA ART PROJECT (in caps) 24

Wikidata ID

Q76443319

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