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Moonlight

1926

Wanda Gág

Associated Names

Wanda Gág

Artist, American, 1893 - 1946

This image depicts a nighttime scene viewed from above. There are partly cloudy skies with a luminous full moon visible at the top. Rolling hills and a house in the distance are visible, with pathways leading towards the house. In the foreground, there is an open gate and a roofed structure, likely a shed, surrounded by vegetation. The art style consists of bold, dense, and swirling brushstrokes or pencil work that create a textured effect on the landscape. The color palette is limited to black, white, and gray, creating high contrast typical of a moonlit night.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black
Credit Line

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

image: 35.9 × 42.9 cm (14 1/8 × 16 7/8 in.)
sheet: 40.6 × 58.4 cm (16 × 23 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.1981
Catalogue Raisonné

Winnan 1993, no. 26

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, Connecticut; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

Bibliography

1993

Winnan, Audur H. Wanda Ga'g: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Prints. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993, no. 26.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Wanda Ga'g - 26

Wikidata ID

Q76457539

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