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Lullaby of the Leaves

1945

George Joseph Mess

Associated Names

George Joseph Mess

Artist, American, 1898 - 1962

The image shows stylized leaves as the central focus, with distant mountains and a cloudy sky in the backdrop. The color palette is composed of various shades of gray and black. The leaves are large and prominent in the foreground, with the mountain range below and clouds above.

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Artwork overview

Medium

aquatint and etching
Credit Line

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

plate: 225 x 277 mm
sheet: 290 x 338 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.3492

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: lower left, 25/100 Lullaby of the Leaves
Signed: "George Jo Mess" in pencil, lower right

Wikidata ID

Q76455887

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