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Edward A. Wilson — Three lithographs
Edward A. Wilson

Three lithographs

This atmospheric lithograph depicts a solitary farmstead situated on a rolling hillside, rendered in dramatic chiaroscuro with strong contrasts between dark foreground and luminous sky. The composition features three connected buildings silhouetted against a brooding, cloud-filled atmosphere, with a spare vertical element on the right suggesting a flagpole or mast. The work exemplifies the regionalist and American Scene painting traditions popular among mid-twentieth-century Cape Cod artists, emphasizing the quiet dignity of rural architecture and landscape. The artist's hand-signed inscription appears in the lower margin, indicating this as a finished print from a numbered edition.

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Provincetown Art Association & Museum Benefit Auction

May 16, 2026

Estimate: $600$800

Lot 84

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Edward A. Wilson, Three lithographs

This atmospheric lithograph depicts a solitary farmstead situated on a rolling hillside, rendered in dramatic chiaroscuro with strong contrasts between dark foreground and luminous sky. The composition features three connected buildings silhouetted against a brooding, cloud-filled atmosphere, with a spare vertical element on the right suggesting a flagpole or mast. The work exemplifies the regionalist and American Scene painting traditions popular among mid-twentieth-century Cape Cod artists, emphasizing the quiet dignity of rural architecture and landscape. The artist's hand-signed inscription appears in the lower margin, indicating this as a finished print from a numbered edition.

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Eldred's, East Dennis, Massachusetts, United States

Related themes

Hill Landscape, Architectural Subject, Atmospheric, Rural Architecture, Cape Cod, Signed Print, Tonal Gradation, Printmaking, Pastoral Theme, Landscape, American Regionalism, Black And White, Chiaroscuro, Mid-Century Modern, Provincetown School, Moody Sky, Lithograph, Farmstead, Figurative Landscape, Building Study