The Valley
The Valley

Currently not on view

The Valley,

ca. 1917

Pedro Joseph Lemos, 1882–1954; born Austin, NV; died Palo Alto, CA
2005-240

Information

Title
The Valley
Dates

ca. 1917

Maker
Pedro Joseph Lemos
Medium
Black and colored chalk over graphite
Dimensions
24.5 x 13.9 cm (9 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Kathleen Compton Sherrerd Fund for Acquisitions in American Art
Object Number
2005-240
Signatures
Signed in violet chalk, lower right: Pedro J. Lemos
Inscription
in graphite, lower left: The Valley
Culture
American
Type
drawings
Materials
graphite, black chalk, chalk, wove paper
Subject
landscapes (representations), night, rivers, mountains, valleys (landforms), flowers (plants), trees

Purchased from Catherine Burns, PO box 11201, Oakland, CA 94611;

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