Untitled (Mid-Western Landscape)
c. 1940
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lithograph in black on wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 289 x 352 mm Sheet: 344 x 491 mm
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Accession Number
2008.115.3451
Art Historical Context
Joseph John Paul Meert's *Untitled (Mid-Western Landscape, created around 1940, captures the vast, open expanses of America's heartland in a striking black lithograph on wove paper Measuring 289 x 352 mm (image) and 344 x 491 mm (sheet), this evokes the rolling fields and sturdy farmsteads typical of Midwestern scenes, rendered with crisp lines and subtle tonal gradations that highlight the region's resilient beauty. Meert, an American artist active during the Great Depression era, aligned with the Regionalist movement, which celebrated everyday rural life amid national economic struggles. Li...