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The Sign

1945

Glen Alps

Associated Names

Glen Alps

Artist, American, 1914 - 1996

The image shows a group of wooden houses with slanted tin roofs. In the foreground, a man is working with a wheelbarrow filled with barrels. A billboard with an "EAT VITA" advertisement is displayed, featuring a woman. In the background, softly drawn hills with delicate brushwork are visible, leading to the horizon which is obscured by the hills. The color palette consists of blacks, greys, and whites, creating a vintage atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black on wove paper
Credit Line

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

image: 19.6 × 27.5 cm (7 11/16 × 10 13/16 in.)
sheet: 26.5 × 34.8 cm (10 7/16 × 13 11/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.647

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

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: The Sign; lower center in graphite: Glen E. Alps; lower right in graphite: 1945

Wikidata ID

Q76549621

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