The Hill

1967

Peter Milton

Associated Names
Peter Milton

Artist, American, born 1930

The image shows a view from an elevated angle looking across a sloping terrain filled with scattered dark spots. The horizon is indistinct, as the landscape rises towards the upper edge of the image without a clear line separating land from sky. Sparse, dark silhouettes of leafless trees or shrubs are visible along the top left and upper edge. The scene appears to be created using an etching technique, with a monochromatic palette of black and various shades of gray, and a textured effect suggesting a natural, rugged environment. The composition creates an abstract representation of a hill, with dense black brushstrokes providing detail and depth, and lighter areas offering contrast and a sense of space beyond the immediate view.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lift-ground etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15 x 10 cm (5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 29.3 x 22.9 cm (11 9/16 x 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.116.91

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Johnson & Milton 1996, no. 49


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1977

  • McNulty, Kneeland. Peter Milton: Complete Etchings, 1960-1976. Boston: Impressions Workshop, 1977, no. 49.

1996

  • Johnson, Robert Flynn, and Peter Milton. Peter Milton: Complete Prints, 1960-1996. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1996, pp. 62, 146, no. 49.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 43/50; lower center in graphite: THE HILL; lower right in graphite: P W Milton 67; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: $40; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: BR#2 / 18 x 36

Wikidata ID

Q74892165

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