Sunlit Dunes

1951

Stow Wengenroth

Associated Names
Stow Wengenroth

Artist, American, 1906 - 1978

The image shows a beach scene with a slightly elevated viewpoint looking toward the horizon. The horizon line is high in the image, separating the sky and the sea. A thin stretch of distant land is visible on the horizon. In the foreground, there are sandy dunes with tall grasses and shrubs. The artwork appears to have detailed brushwork, highlighting elements like the grass and sand. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black, white, and grey.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.58 × 45.09 cm (11 1/4 × 17 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 35.4 × 50.8 cm (13 15/16 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1478

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stuckey 1974, no. 200

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

1974

  • Stuckey, Ronald and Joan. The Lithographs of Stow Wengenroth, 1931-1972. Massachusetts: Boston Public Library, 1974, no. 200.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Ed/60; lower right in graphite: Stow Wengenroth; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Sunlit Dunes; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 874

Markings

stamped right center verso in black (twice): F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77009046

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