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Blanche Lazzell — Double-sided sketch
Blanche Lazzell

Double-sided sketch

1945

This ink sketch by Blanche Lazzell depicts a sparse winter landscape dominated by a bare, gnarled tree rendered in loose, gestural lines. Simple geometric forms suggest rural buildings nestled among the branches, their rectangular windows and angular roofs sketched with minimal detail. The composition captures the bleakness of a New England winter scene with economical means, favoring linear expression over descriptive detail. This drawing exemplifies the modernist sensibility of early twentieth-century American regionalism, particularly the simplified forms and intimate scale favored by Provincetown artists working between the world wars.

Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions

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Provincetown Art Association & Museum Benefit Auction

May 16, 2026

Estimate: $3,000$5,000

Lot 11

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Blanche Lazzell, Double-sided sketch, 1945

This ink sketch by Blanche Lazzell depicts a sparse winter landscape dominated by a bare, gnarled tree rendered in loose, gestural lines. Simple geometric forms suggest rural buildings nestled among the branches, their rectangular windows and angular roofs sketched with minimal detail. The composition captures the bleakness of a New England winter scene with economical means, favoring linear expression over descriptive detail. This drawing exemplifies the modernist sensibility of early twentieth-century American regionalism, particularly the simplified forms and intimate scale favored by Provincetown artists working between the world wars.

Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
14.6 x 10.2 cm
Year
1945
Seen at
Eldred's, East Dennis, Massachusetts, United States

Related themes

Pen and Ink, Twentieth Century, Figure Study, Minimalist Line Work, Rural Architecture, Geometric Forms, Cape Cod, Architectural Forms, Expressive Line, Winter Scene, American Regionalism, Bare Tree, Modernist Sketch, Abstracted Landscape, Landscape Drawing, Sketch Study, New England, Regional Art, Ink on Paper, Gestural Drawing

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