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A-MinusEntry/Object ID
2026.1.10Description
This print depicts an abandoned early automobile front end, its rounded radiator shell and headlamps half-buried in snow and tangled with bare vines, set in a quiet winter farmyard or rural compound where dark wooden buildings with heavy snow-laden roofs frame the background and a simple well structure rises to the right; the muted sky and subdued palette emphasize stillness, age, and quiet decay, while small touches like red berries among the snow add contrast, suggesting a reflective or nostalgic mood focused on the passage of time and obsolete technology. There is no clearly legible non-English printed text within the image itself; only a handwritten title and a signed, numbered inscription appear along the bottom margin, which are in English and function as an artist’s signature and edition marking rather than part of the scene. Based on the realistic yet painterly style, limited-edition numbering, and subject matter treating historical machinery with a modern sensibility, the print was likely created in the mid to late 20th century, approximately the 1970s to 1990s.Collection
Dr. Frederick A. Simeone Founder Collection, Simeone - ArtCategory
Automobilia