1948390

Summer Daydream, Print by Adolf Sehring #1948390

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Summer Daydream, Print by Adolf Sehring #1948390
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Adolf Sehring has had a long and prolific career in fine arts, most notably the distinction of being the only American artist to be commissioned by the Vatican to paint the official papal portrait of Pope John Paul II. His work can be seen in museums around the world, including The Victoria and Albert Museum, Grand Palais in Paris, Chrysler Museum, Temple University, and the Vatican Collection. He is famous for his scenes of vanishing America and has been quoted as saying, ?I paint the simple America; not the sophisticated city but the humble country folk.? His work is so highly regarded that it has been likened to that of Andrew Wyeth and Winslow Homer.
?Summer Daydream? is a quintessential example of Sehring?s illustrations of ?simple America.? In this lithograph print of his well-known original painting, a young girl stands against the wall of an aged barn structure holding a basket of black-eyed susans. Immaculate attention to detail is apparent in the highly realistic texture of the barn?s wood-grain, as well as the crisp articulation of the knee-high weeds and grass that the girl is standing in. The light hitting her face and the subsequent shadows produced also serve to heighten the realism of the composition as well as highlight her youthful delicacy. The girl stands behind the protection of the wall, and yet the small trail leading away from the barn can be seen through the window near her. Sehring seems to capture a moment in time for the young girl as she realizes ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1974</td></tr>


<tr><td>Height:25.625</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:19.625</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Summer Daydream, Print by Adolf Sehring</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230, USA</td></tr>
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