Seashore

1953

Richard Florsheim

Associated Names
Richard Florsheim

Artist, American, 1916 - 1979

International Graphic Arts Society

Publisher

The image features a surreal landscape with a low vantage point. The horizon divides a dark expanse below from a turbulent sky above. Sparsely visible forms on the horizon may be buildings or rocks. Large, tilted stony forms rise from the ground, with linear shading defining their shape. The sky is filled with swirling patterns created by energetic brushstrokes, representing a dynamic atmosphere. The color palette is monochrome with shades of black, grey, and white, emphasizing the contrast between the sky and the ground.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 34.93 × 45.56 cm (13 3/4 × 17 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.64 × 51.12 cm (16 × 20 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1175

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Iacono 1988, no. 74

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1988

  • Iacono, Domenic J. _ A Catalogue Raisonné of the Graphic Work of Richard Florsheim_. New York: Syracuse University Art Collection in cooperation with the Richard A. Florsheim Art Fund, 1988, no. 74.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 48/210; lower center in graphite: Seashore; lower right in graphite: R. A. Florsheim ©

Watermarks

RIVES

Wikidata ID

Q77008933

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