Holiday Time, No. 1

1934

J. J. Lankes

Associated Names
J. J. Lankes

Artist, American, 1884 - 1960

The image displays a wintry scene with a path leading to a large building. The building is snow-covered and has steep roofs and chimneys. The landscape includes bare trees, some near the foreground. The image uses fine lines and stippling to create texture and depth. The color scheme is monochromatic, with black lines on a cream background for contrast. The sky is filled with textured lines and dots.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.48 × 25.56 cm (12 × 10 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.64 × 33.34 cm (16 × 13 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1259

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lankes 1958, no. 885

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

n.d.

  • Lankes, J.J. Woodcut Record. Unpublished (College of William and Mary Special Collection), p. 18, no. 885.

Inscriptions

lower right in block: LANKES - 1934; lower left in graphite: Holiday Time; lower center in graphite: No 30; lower right in graphite: J.J.Lankes; lower left in graphite by unknown hand: 30; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: 0123

Markings

stamped center verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77012064

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