Republican River

1945

Birger Sandzén

Associated Names
Birger Sandzén

Artist, American, born Sweden, 1871 - 1954

The artwork depicts a landscape with trees, rocks, and a water body. The horizon is positioned high, with distant hills visible. The style features bold, linocut-style black brushstrokes creating high contrast and texture to emphasize forms. The scene includes outlined trees and rocks with swirling lines indicating movement. A river flows in the distance, contrasting light and dark. The color palette is black and white, enhancing the lines and texture for a striking impact.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    linocut in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.8 × 40.64 cm (12 1/8 × 16 in.)
    sheet: 37.94 × 48.1 cm (14 15/16 × 18 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1384

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Greenough 2001, no. B89

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

2001

  • Greenough, Charles Pelham. The Graphic Work of Birger Sandzén. Lindsborg, KS: Birger Sandzén Memorial Foundation, 2001, no. B89.

Inscriptions

lower right in block: B.S; lower left in graphite: Republican River; lower right in graphite: Birger Sandzén; lower left edge in graphite: with Compliments of Birger Sandzén; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: Mat 18x22 in.

Markings

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

Watermarks

Linweave Text / Made in USA

Wikidata ID

Q77012581

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