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Italian Hill Town

William Morgan

Artwork Details

Italian Hill Town
1928
William Morgan
engraving on paper
5 15/16 in x 7 ⅜ in (15.08 cm x 18.73 cm);14 in x 19 in (35.56 cm x 48.26 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Colton Storm
1949/1.138

Description

Subject Matter:

Depiction of an Italian hillside town.

Physical Description:

In the center and right foreground, taking up most of the scene, are clustered buildings with tiled roofs, casting large dark shadows. In the background, at the upper left portion, the hillside can be seen, depicted by trees and a river that cuts through diagonally. In the upper left-most portion, the geometric shapes of plowed fields can be seen.

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