September Storm

1951

Stow Wengenroth

Associated Names
Stow Wengenroth

Artist, American, 1906 - 1978

The image shows a coastal scene with rugged rocks and debris on a shoreline leading to turbulent waves crashing towards the ocean. The horizon blends with the sky, emphasized by breaking waves. The detailed style includes varied brushstrokes for texture and movement. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of gray, contrasting the solidity of the rocks with the fluidity of the sea.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 26.19 × 40.32 cm (10 5/16 × 15 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 33.02 × 47.78 cm (13 × 18 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1486

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stuckey 1974, no. 197

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. 197.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Ed/50; lower right in graphite: Stow Wengenroth; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: September Storm; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 870

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77012915

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