Forest Shade

1945

Stow Wengenroth

Associated Names
Stow Wengenroth

Artist, American, 1906 - 1978

The image shows a woodland scene with a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon is obscured by dense trees layering towards the distance. The precise and detailed brushstrokes or etching technique captures the texture of bark, foliage, and light and shadow. The color palette is monochromatic using a range of grays. Close to us, the ground has stumps and low vegetation leading towards a deer among the trees. In the background, tall trees create an intricate pattern against the light filtering through the canopy.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.42 × 41.91 cm (11 3/16 × 16 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 33.34 × 48.26 cm (13 1/8 × 19 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1480

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stuckey 1974, no. 149

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. 149.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Ed/75; lower right in graphite: Stow Wengenroth; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Forest Shade

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77012889

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