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Untitled (Smokestack)

1938

Bernard Joseph Steffen

Associated Names

Bernard Joseph Steffen

Artist, American, 1907 - 1980

The image shows an industrial scene with a large chimney as the central feature. The composition includes a horizon, clouds, a bridge in the distance, a building connected to the chimney with smoke coming out of windows, stylized vehicles on a road, and a cluster of trees. The artwork uses a monochromatic palette with detailed cross-hatching for texture.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

image: 329 x 232 mm
sheet: 406 x 293 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.4607

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

In the plate: lower right, Steffen 38

Wikidata ID

Q76552024

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