Summer Landscape IV

1963

Peter Milton

Associated Names
Peter Milton

Artist, American, born 1930

Robert E. Townsend

Printer, American

The image shows a landscape with grass and sparse trees or bushes. The point of view is slightly elevated, offering a sweeping look across the land. The horizon line is higher up, suggesting an expanse of land below it. There is a structure in the distance to the right. The brushstrokes are sketch-like and delicate, with flowing lines representing the grass. The color palette is monochromatic, in shades of black and grey, emphasizing texture and movement in the drawing. Elements like grass are depicted with fine, flowing lines, conveying a sense of natural movement under a clear sky.
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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: 30.2 x 44.9 cm (11 7/8 x 17 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 45.2 x 60.2 cm (17 13/16 x 23 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.116.102

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Johnson & Milton 1996, no. 28

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1977

  • McNulty, Kneeland. Peter Milton: Complete Etchings, 1960-1976. Boston: Impressions Workshop, 1977, no. 28.

1996

  • Johnson, Robert Flynn, and Peter Milton. Peter Milton: Complete Prints, 1960-1996. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1996, pp. 49, 144, no. 28.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 7/40; lower center in graphite: SUMMER LANDSCAPE IV; lower right in graphite: P W Milton 63; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 10806-B

Markings

embossed: Robert E. Townsend

Wikidata ID

Q74892223

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