Adolf Dehn

Cold Day
1941

A watercolor painting depicting a rural winter scene with snow-covered fields and hills. In the foreground, there are several buildings including a red barn and houses with white walls and blue roofs. Bare trees are scattered throughout the scene, and a dense, cloudy sky looms above the serene landscape. The painting has a warm yet muted color palette, conveying a quiet, chilly atmosphere.

A watercolor painting depicting a rural winter scene with snow-covered fields and hills. In the foreground, there are several buildings including a red barn and houses with white walls and blue roofs. Bare trees are scattered throughout the scene, and a dense, cloudy sky looms above the serene landscape. The painting has a warm yet muted color palette, conveying a quiet, chilly atmosphere.

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Date
1941

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Transparent and opaque watercolor and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 19 × 27 5/8in. (48.3 × 70.2 cm)

Accession number
41.52

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Adolf Dehn
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