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The Northern Shore

1976 (published 1977)

Mark Leithauser

Associated Names

Mark Leithauser

Artist, American, born 1950

The image shows a forest scene drawn with graphite on paper. It depicts a ground-level perspective looking slightly upward along rugged terrain and tall tree trunks. The horizon is suggested by layers of trees and foliage extending into the distance on the right. The drawing uses fine brushstrokes to depict textures of bark, rocks, and foliage. The color palette is monochromatic in various shades of gray, emphasizing contrast and shadows. Large rocks and thick tree trunks are prominent in the foreground, giving way to more trees and branches in the background. A sparse use of negative space on the left contrasts with the detailed right side.

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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: 27.15 × 33.5 cm (10 11/16 × 13 3/16 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.2689
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

Q77012231

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