Summertide, Vermont

1947

Asa Cheffetz

Associated Names
Asa Cheffetz

Artist, American, 1896 - 1965

Associated American Artists

Publisher

This image depicts a rural landscape in detailed black-and-white illustration. The viewpoint is slightly elevated, showing rolling hills leading to buildings in the center. The horizon is delineated by distant hilltops covered in trees. The illustration features cross-hatching and stippling for texture, particularly in the foliage and fields. The buildings stand out with their bright white color. The sky has fine horizontal lines, suggesting a hazy time of day. The overall color palette is monochrome, emphasizing contrast and texture for visual impact.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 12.07 × 22.86 cm (4 3/4 × 9 in.)
    sheet: 26.67 × 35.56 cm (10 1/2 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1135

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cheffetz 1984, no. 80

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1984

  • New England Engraved: The Prints of Asa Cheffetz. Springfield, Massachusetts: Museum of Fine Arts, 1984, pp. 108, 130, no. 80.

2016

  • Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 98, no. 860.

Inscriptions

lower right in block: AC; lower right in graphite: Asa Cheffetz; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Summertime, Vermont

Markings

stamped center verso in black ink: F.B.B. (circled)

Wikidata ID

Q77011727

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