Downriver Plant

1978

Mark Leithauser

Associated Names
Mark Leithauser

Artist, American, born 1950

The image shows a landscape with trees, grasslands, and a horizon blending into the sky. There are detailed, leafless trees to the left, with fine details in the brushstrokes capturing textures of tree bark and grass. The color palette is monochromatic, emphasizing textures and lines in black and white. A reflective water body is nearby, contrasting with the surrounding vegetation. Trees extend into the distance, suggesting a large woodland area.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.48 × 40.64 cm (12 × 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.94.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fine 1988, no. 35

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jem Hom Fine Art, New York); acquired 1981 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1988

  • Fine, Ruth E. Mark Leithauser: Paintings, Drawings, Prints. New York: Coe Kerr Gallery, 1988, no. 35.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Downriver Plant; lower center in graphite: 145/150; lower right in graphite: Mark Alan Leithauser imp. 1978

Wikidata ID

Q74038245

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