Beach, Morning

Art Historical Context

**Beach, Morning** by Arthur L. Flory created in 1965, the serene beauty of a coastal dawn through the delicate medium of drypoint Flory, an American printmaker active in the mid-20th century, was renowned for intimate landscapes and seascapes, often evoking the quiet poetry of nature. This work, part of the National Gallery of Art's Rosenwald Collection, reflects the enduring appeal of traditional printmaking techniques amid the era's shift toward abstraction and pop art. Drypoint, Flory's favored method, involves scratching directly into a metal plate with a sharp tool, raising a soft burr ...

About the Artist

Arthur L. Flory

Arthur L. Flory (1914–1972) was an American artist born in Lima, Ohio, whose career bridged painting, printmaking, and illustration. He pursued formal training at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art and the National Academy of Design, institutions that shaped his technical proficiency in graphics and fine arts. Later sources also note studies at the Cape School of Art, where he earned...