Accession.Number	2013.0.127
Title	Trees and Clouds
Artist	Dehn, Adolf (1895-1968)
Creator.Role	painter; printmaker
Date	1932
Subject	Landscapes (Representations) Trees Clouds Lakes & ponds
Description	A predominate cloud-filled sky fills the greater 2/3rds of the composition. Beneath the cloud-filled sky is a large hill dotted with trees that resemble the shapes of the clouds overhead.
Inscription	8/20; Trees and Clouds; Adolf Dehn 1932
Medium	ink
Technique	lithography
Culture	American
Type	print
Measurements.Image	14 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches
Material.Support	paper
Artist Biography	Adolf Dehn (1895-1962), born in Waterville, Minnesota, created outstanding figurative prints, paintings, and drawings exemplifying well-defined form through the careful consideration of line and shape. Captivating landscapes and cityscapes comprise a significant portion of Dehn's body of work. But his portraits, which illustrate humanity with irreverence, humor, and affection, dominate Dehn's oeuvre. Dehn traveled extensively and visually documented his observations from his journeys to Europe, Mexico, India, Haiti, Venezuela, and his home state of Minnesota. Dehn began his art studies at The Minneapolis School of Art in 1915 and enrolled in the Art Students League in New York from approximately 1917-1918. In 1920 the master printer, George Miller, introduced Dehn to lithography, which became his preferred medium. Works Cited- Lumsdaine, Joycelyn Pang, Thomas O'Sullivan, and Adolf Dehn. The Prints of Adolf Dehn: A Catalogue Raisonne. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1987. Cox, Richard W. Adolf Dehn: A Life's Work. Boca Raton, FL.: Boca Raton Museum of Art, 1991. Henning, William. Adolf Dehn Retrospective: American Landscapes in Watercolor 1937-68. Naples, FL.: Harmon-Meek Gallery, 1985.
Provenance	Gift of Mrs. Virginia Dehn
Institution	St. Catherine University
Copyright	This digital image may not be reproduced for any reason without the express written consent of St. Catherine University. Artwork available for faculty/staff use. Please contact the Catherine G. Murphy Art Gallery Director, Kathy Daniels, at (651) 690-6637.
Campus availability	available, needs framing, borrower or borrower's department must cover cost

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