Blown Soil

1930s

Bernard Joseph Steffen

Associated Names
Bernard Joseph Steffen

Artist, American, 1907 - 1980

The image depicts a landscape with an old water pump in the foreground. Near the pump is a small white house with a slanted roof, and to the right is a shed with a corrugated roof. In the distance, there is a lone tree on the horizon. The sky above shows a gradient from light to dark with faint clouds. The artwork uses rough, sketch-like brushstrokes characteristic of a lithograph technique, creating a textured look. The color palette is monochrome with varying shades of gray, emphasizing the desolate ambiance of the scene.
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Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: lower center, Blown Soil; lower right, Bernard Steffen (in script); stamped in ink: lower left, FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA (in caps); verso: lower right, torn label: RKS AGENCY-WORK PROJECT ADMINIS- / ts Program-NYC WPA Art Project / 79.2063 WP 1)-110 King Street / Exhibited Dept. / C Artist-Bernard Steffen / soil Dept. #3 LITHO / number G1013

Wikidata ID

Q76456368

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