The Lumber Schooner

1958

Stow Wengenroth

Associated Names
Stow Wengenroth

Artist, American, 1906 - 1978

The image shows a dense forest with an open view of the sea in the distance. A sailboat appears to be sailing on the water, visible above the horizon line. Tall trees with textured trunks and branches frame the view. The artwork features intricate and detailed brushstrokes or etched lines depicting the foliage and bark textures. It is a monochrome piece using varying shades of black and white to convey depth and texture, creating strong contrast.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.86 × 40.48 cm (9 × 15 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.86 × 48.1 cm (12 15/16 × 18 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1465

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stuckey 1974, no. 244

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. 244.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Ed/50; lower right in graphite: Stow Wengenroth; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: The Lumber Schooner

Markings

stamped center right verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77009049

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