John Stockton deMartelly

Old Man Towne Bought a New Scythe
1938

A black and white illustration depicting a rural scene with a farmer using a scythe to harvest wheat. A mechanical reaper is positioned in the foreground, and rolling hills with trees are visible in the background. The sky is adorned with soft clouds, and the artwork is signed by the artist in the lower right corner.

A black and white illustration depicting a rural scene with a farmer using a scythe to harvest wheat. A mechanical reaper is positioned in the foreground, and rolling hills with trees are visible in the background. The sky is adorned with soft clouds, and the artwork is signed by the artist in the lower right corner.

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Date
1938

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 12 × 16in. (30.5 × 40.6 cm) Image: 8 13/16 × 11 3/4in. (22.4 × 29.8 cm)

Accession number
72.80

Edition
Ed. 250

Publication
Printed by George C. Miller; published by Associated American Artists

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Arthur G. Altschul

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/4021

John Stockton deMartelly
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