Calm
Photo Credit: photo: M. Cook
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Calm
192920th century
231 x 302 mm (9.1 x 11.9 in.)
Levon West, American, (1900–1968)
Object Type:
print
Medium and Support:
Etching and drypoint printed in brown ink on Asian wove paper
Print impression quality:
Excellent
Edition:
Edition of 100; this impression is trial proof five of nine; according to original DAC catalog card: “Plate Destroyed/Exhibited NYC Club, 1930/In exhibition Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 1930”
Marks:
Signed in pencil, lower right: “Levon West imp”; signed and inscribed in plate, lower left: “Levon West/Quebec ’29”; inscribed in pencil, lower left: “Trial Proof”; inscribed and partially erased, lower left: “[?Bicalind]”
Bibliography:
Torrington 122.
Credit Line:
Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1947
Accession Number:
1947.D1.255
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
- landscapes (representations) - Use for creative works that depict outdoor scenes where the picture is dominated by the configuration, visual and aesthetic, of the land, bodies of water, and natural elements. When the ocean or other large body of water dominates the picture, use "seascapes." For images that are more documentary than creative, prefer "views" or "topographical views." For actual areas of land having certain notable characteristics, use "landscapes (environments)." [January 1993 scope note added; related term added. April 1991 descriptor moved; lead-in term added; descriptor changed, was "landscapes"; alternate term changed, was 'landscape'.]
Dimensions
- plate Dimensions: 231 x 302 mm (9.1 x 11.9 in.)
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Credit Caption
Levon West, American, (1900–1968) . Calm, 1929. Etching and drypoint printed in brown ink on Asian wove paper. plate : 231 x 302 mm (9.1 x 11.9 in.). Sheet : 294 x 442 mm (11.6 x 17.4 in.). DAC accession number 1947.D1.255. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1947. (photo: M. Cook) .