Mountain Solitude
Artist
Sven Birger Sandzén
(American, born Sweden, 1871 - 1954)
Date1937
MediumLithograph on paper
DimensionsImage: 15 7/8 × 20 inches (40.32 × 50.8 cm)
Sheet: 19 5/8 × 26 inches (49.85 × 66.04 cm)
Framed: 27 × 33 inches (68.58 × 83.82 cm)
Sheet: 19 5/8 × 26 inches (49.85 × 66.04 cm)
Framed: 27 × 33 inches (68.58 × 83.82 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. James Lee Moffett
Object numberF95-28
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DescriptionBeyond foreground expanse of water with reflections, two large umbrella pine trees rising from rocks on far shore, line of smaller trees, behind. Right, range of rising peaks. Top left corner, towering rocky face.Gallery LabelDuring breaks in his teaching schedule at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, Sven Birger Sandzén escaped to the mountains of Colorado and Utah. He often made lithographs such as Mountain Solitude from drawings that he executed while on such excursions.
Mountain Solitude is a testament to Sandzén's mastery of lithography. The composition is filled with a variety of expressive, dynamic lines in a range of tonalities that Sandzén drew on the lithographic stone with a greasy crayon. After the stone was washed with a solution to fix the image, it was sponged with water and then inked. Ink adhered to the greasy lines but was rejected by the dampened areas, allowing Sandzén's composition to be printed onto the paper.
Mountain Solitude is a testament to Sandzén's mastery of lithography. The composition is filled with a variety of expressive, dynamic lines in a range of tonalities that Sandzén drew on the lithographic stone with a greasy crayon. After the stone was washed with a solution to fix the image, it was sponged with water and then inked. Ink adhered to the greasy lines but was rejected by the dampened areas, allowing Sandzén's composition to be printed onto the paper.
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