Terns

1951

Stow Wengenroth

Associated Names
Stow Wengenroth

Artist, American, 1906 - 1978

The image shows birds flying over the ocean. The point of view is slightly elevated and angled, with no distinct horizon line. The brushstrokes are detailed, depicting the birds' feathers and waves. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of gray. The birds are in motion, with the ocean waves in the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.65 × 35.08 cm (9 5/16 × 13 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.64 × 40.64 cm (12 1/16 × 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1484

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stuckey 1974, no. 196

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. 196.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Ed/65; lower right in graphite: Stow Wengenroth; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Terns

Markings

stamped upper center verso in black ink (three times): F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77013065

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