Early Light

1952

Stow Wengenroth

Associated Names
Stow Wengenroth

Artist, American, 1906 - 1978

This is a drawing of the front facade of a classical building. The image depicts the exterior of a building featuring three columns with ornate capitals supporting an entablature. The entryway includes double doors with decorative paneling, topped by an arched transom with an ornamental fanlight design. Flanking the entrance are two shuttered windows with multiple small panes. Above the door, a sign identifies the establishment as the "First Congregational Church," with the year "1773" inscribed. The drawing captures architectural elements and materials like wood cladding and classic moldings with precision.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 26.35 × 40.32 cm (10 3/8 × 15 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 33.5 × 46.04 cm (13 3/16 × 18 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1474

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stuckey 1974, no. 204

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. 204.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Ed/50; lower right in graphite: Stow Wengenroth; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Early Light

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77012875

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