Oil Country

1936

Louis Lozowick

Associated Names
Louis Lozowick

Artist, American, born Ukraine, 1892 - 1973

George C. Miller

Printer, American, 1894 - 1966

The image shows a landscape with multiple oil derricks rising against a sky. The composition includes a large cylindrical tower and stairway on the left, leading towards numerous smaller metal towers receding into the distance. The horizon is obscured by the dense cluster of derricks, and the sky features dramatic tonality with glowing light around the structures achieved through shading. Brushstrokes create a textured pattern, with dark tones and gradients suggesting light and shadow. The artwork is monochromatic, using shades of black and white to enhance the industrial nature of the scene with high contrast.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.6 x 18.8 cm (12 7/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.5 x 29 cm (15 15/16 x 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.146

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Flint 1982, no. 137

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(June 1 Gallery, Washington, D.C.); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 2, 1973; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Flint, Janet A. The Prints of Louis Lozowick: A Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1982, no. 137.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Louis Lozowick; lower left in image: printed artist's monogram

Wikidata ID

Q76347631

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