Lake Tarryall

1941

Adolf Arthur Dehn

Associated Names
Adolf Dehn

Artist, American, 1895 - 1968

Lawrence Barrett

Printer, American, 1897 - 1973

The image shows a landscape with an elevated viewpoint overlooking a lake. Distant mountains are visible on the horizon, dividing the land from the sky. Clouds in the sky have bold brushstrokes, creating a textured atmosphere. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of grey emphasizing lighting and shadows. Close rocky terrain surrounds the lake, leading the eye to hills and mountains in the distance. The sky has dynamic cloud formations illustrated with expressive strokes.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 34.5 x 46 cm (13 9/16 x 18 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 41.8 x 59 cm (16 7/16 x 23 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3369

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lumsdaine/O'Sullivan 1987, no. 330

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald, Philadelphia; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1951

  • Contemporary American Prints, Berlin, Germany, 1951-1952.

Bibliography

1987

  • Lumsdaine, Jocylyn Pang, and Thomas O'Sullivan. The Prints of Adolf Dehn: A Catalog Raisonné. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1987, p. 153, no. 330.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 45 prints - Lake Tarryall; lower right in graphite: Adolf Dehn 41.

Watermarks

RIVES

Wikidata ID

Q64952343

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