The Outer Shore

1954

Stow Wengenroth

Associated Names
Stow Wengenroth

Artist, American, 1906 - 1978

The image shows a rocky terrain with seagulls perched or in flight. There is a horizon in the background, separating the sky from the rocky landscape. The artwork is detailed with realistic textures in the feathers of the birds and the rough surfaces of the rocks. The color palette is monochromatic, focusing on shades of gray, black, and white for contrast and shadow. In the distance, faint outlines of other seagulls can be seen against the sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow, 1968)

  • Dimensions

    image: 26.99 × 40.32 cm (10 5/8 × 15 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.88 × 50.8 cm (14 1/8 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1473

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stuckey 1974, no. 217

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. 217.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Ed/50; lower right in graphite: Stow Wengenroth; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: "The Outer Shore"

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77012873

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