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The Northern Shore

1976 (published 1977)

Mark Leithauser

Associated Names

Mark Leithauser

Artist, American, born 1950

The image depicts a dense forest scene with a path curving to the right. The horizon is not visible due to the thick intertwining of tree trunks and branches dominating the composition. The artwork is detailed, with textures of bark, leaves, and undergrowth captured through fine brushstrokes or etching. A monochromatic color palette of various shades of gray is used to emphasize the forest's intricacies and depths. In the distance, the density of trees becomes lighter, suggesting an opening or continuation of the path leading further into the woods.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and aquatint in black with graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of the Women's Committee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art)
Dimensions

plate: 22.86 × 29.85 cm (9 × 11 3/4 in.)
sheet: 27.31 × 33.66 cm (10 3/4 × 13 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.2688
Catalogue Raisonné

Fine 1988, no. 34

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Washington, D.C.; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Corcoran Gallery of Art

Bibliography

1988

Fine, Ruth E. Mark Leithauser: Paintings, Drawings, Prints. New York: Coe Kerr Gallery, 1988, no. 34.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Trial Proof; lower right in graphite: Leithauser 1976

Wikidata ID

Q77012229

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