Ten Minute Break

1944

Olin Dows

Associated Names
Olin Dows

Artist, American, 1904 - 1981

This is a painting of large industrial spools on a hillside. The scene depicts a group of large wooden cable reels against a backdrop of rolling hills and a blue sky. The painting uses soft, earthy tones with subtle use of line work. The spools are positioned to lead the viewer's eye across the canvas. The natural landscape in the background is rendered with broad, soft brushstrokes.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and gouache over graphite on flecked wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Anonymous gift)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 39.21 × 57.94 cm (15 7/16 × 22 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.542

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

War Department, Washington, DC, 1944; the artist, Washington, DC, 1944; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1947; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 199, no. 1340.

Inscriptions

lower right in black colored pencil: Olin Dows. 44; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Lt 5. 64. 45; center verso in graphite by unknown hand: WD-111; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: OK

Markings

embossed upper right: Dixon's / David Cox / Drawing; stamped lower right verso in purple ink: Reviewed and Passed / U.S. Army / 24 FEB 1944 / Press Censor / E.T.O. U.S.A.; stamped lower right verso in black ink: Property of War Dept / Rejected / by / War Dept Art Committee

Wikidata ID

Q64618542

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