Storm

1930

J. J. Lankes, after Rockwell Kent

Associated Names
J. J. Lankes

Artist, American, 1884 - 1960

Doremus and Co.

Publisher

Rockwell Kent

Artist After, American, 1882 - 1971

The image shows two figures standing with a landscape in the background. The horizon line is low with swirling cloud patterns in the sky. There is a lightning bolt in the sky. A small house, trees, and rolling hills are also visible in the scene. The style is characterized by bold lines and hatching. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black and tan.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the children of J.J. Lankes)

  • Dimensions

    image: 6.35 × 11.91 cm (2 1/2 × 4 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 14.13 × 18.89 cm (5 9/16 × 7 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3323

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lankes 1958, no. 680

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Durham, North Carolina; J. B. Lankes (the artist's son), Hampton, Virginia, 1960; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

n.d.

  • Lankes, J.J. Woodcut Record. Unpublished (College of William and Mary Special Collection), p. 14, no. 680.

1975

  • Jones, Dan Burne. The Prints of Rockwell Kent: A Catalogue Raisonné. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1975, p. 194, no. 680.

Inscriptions

lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: 680

Markings

stamped lower right in blue ink: Del: R.K. ** Sculp & Imp: J.J.L. / Reproduction rights reserved

Wikidata ID

Q77010249

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