Accession.Number	2013.0.307
Title	Storm in the Mountains
Artist	Dehn, Adolf (1895-1968)
Creator.Role	painter; printmaker
Date	1937
Subject	Thunderstorm Lightning Rain Mountains Trees Farmers Farm workers USE Agricultural laborers Horses Deer
Description	The composition contains a thunderstorm raining on a farm, foot hills and mountain range. In the far right foreground is a figure plowing with two rearing horses. In the middle foreground are some small buildings surrounded my pine trees. And to the far left of the foreground are two deer standing in the clearing. Immediately behind the foreground divided by a line of pine trees are the rolling hills taking the viewer back to a lofty mountain range. Over the central mountain peak a jagged line of lighting splits the dark sky into two parts. On the right light can be seen below darkness overhead. On the left, diagonal lines of rain cut across the composition.
Inscription	100 Prints; Storm in the Mountains; Adolf Dehn
Medium	ink
Technique	lithography
Culture	American
Type	print
Measurements.Image	9 3/8 x 12 7/8 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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