The Gray Coast

1944

Stow Wengenroth

Associated Names
Stow Wengenroth

Artist, American, 1906 - 1978

The image shows a coastal scene with rocky terrain in the foreground and the sea in the background. Large angular rocks are in the forefront, with smaller rounded stones scattered around them. The sea and cliffs are visible in the distance. The scene is depicted in a monochromatic color palette of gray and black.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.91 × 41.43 cm (12 9/16 × 16 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.48 × 49.37 cm (15 15/16 × 19 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1479

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stuckey 1974, no. 139

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. 139.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Ed/60; lower right in graphite: Stow Wengenroth; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Grey Coast; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: E25277 / a5

Markings

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

Watermarks

RIVES

Wikidata ID

Q77012887

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