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Dragon and Orchard — Arthur Wesley Dow

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Written by: Seda AslanResearcher · Old Master Paintings
Old Master Paintings · Catalogue no. 33329
Arthur Wesley Dow

Dragon and Orchard

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byCleveland Museum of Art
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Dow carved these blocks, two of them on both sides, for Dragon and Orchard. Influenced by his own cyanotypes (an early photographic process that produced blue images), he printed this impression, a nocturnal version, in ten shades of blue.

Artist / MakerArthur Wesley Dow
Datec. 1908
Culture / OriginAmerica
Mediumwoodblock
DimensionsOverall: 25.5 x 18.7 x 2 cm (10 1/16 x 7 3/8 x 13/16 in.)
DepartmentPrints
TypeWoodblock
About the Artist

BiographyArthur Wesley Dow (1857–1922) — American painter and photographer (1857–1922).Arthur Wesley Dow worked as painter, printmaker, photographer, teacher and graphic artist and is associated with United States. Their documented life spans the years 1857 to 1922, born in Ipswich, died in New York City. Their work is linked to Pont-Aven School, Arts and Crafts movement, Japonisme.Disciplinespainter, printmaker, photographer, teacher, graphic artistBorn1857, IpswichDied1922, New York CityNationalityUnited StatesMovementPont-Aven School, Arts and Crafts movement, JaponismeSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →

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Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.

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