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Sediment

1939

Louise Arnstein Freedman

Associated Names

Louise Arnstein Freedman

Artist, American, 1915 - 2001

The image shows an industrial landscape with a small wooden structure in the foreground where a person is working. In the background, there are large industrial buildings, an incline, and scaffolding leading to a factory-like building. Sharp brushstrokes add movement and texture to the scene. Smoke rises from factory chimneys on the left. The color palette is monochromatic, using black, white, and gray tones.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

Image: 298 x 283 mm
Sheet: 468 x 405 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.1907

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

in pencil: lower left, Sediment 10/12; lower right, Louise A. Freedman

Wikidata ID

Q76454723

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