Rolling Rocks, Study for The Outer Shore
1954 · Pen and brush and black ink, over graphite, on cream wood-pulp laminate board
49 × 64.2 cm (19 5/16 × 25 5/16 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Stow Wengenroth
American, 1906
Brooklyn, NY, USA
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Recent Acquisitions: Contemporary Prints
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1986
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American Prints: 1900�1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated Books
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1985–1986
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Manhattan Observed
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1968
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American Prints of the 20th Century
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1954
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Americans 1943: Realists and Magic-Realists
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1943
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Stow Wengenroth was an American lithographer and painter active from the 1930s through the 1970s. Working primarily in lithography, he developed a realist aesthetic focused on American landscapes, architectural subjects, and rural scenes rendered with precise linear technique and subtle tonal gradation. His work exemplified the mid-century printmaking tradition and contributed to the broader postwar revival of lithography as a fine art medium. Wengenroth's disciplined formal approach and attention to atmospheric light established him as a significant figure in American printmaking.
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