Beach Sunset
1965
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drypoint
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1980.45.576
Art Historical Context
**Beach Sunset** by Arthur L. Flory, created in 1965, the tranquil beauty of a coastal twilight in a delicate drypoint print. Flory, an American print active in the mid-th century, specialized in evocative landscapes that blend realism with subtle emotional depth. This work, housed in the National Gallery of Art's Rosen Collection (Department CG-W, Portfolio classification), reflects the era's growing appreciation for nature's quiet moments amid post-World War II optimism and suburban expansion. Drypoint, Flory's chosen medium, involves scratching directly into a metal plate with a sharp tool...
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...