Cool Forest
1953
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View on museum website →Medium
lithograph in black on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 43.18 × 34.93 cm (17 × 13 3/4 in.) sheet: 50.8 × 40.96 cm (20 × 16 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)
Accession Number
2015.19.1481
Art Historical Context
" Cool Forest" is a 1953 lithograph by American printmaker Stow Wengenroth, rendered in black ink on wove paper. Measuring roughly 17 by 13¾ inches in the image area, the work captures the quiet atmosphere of a wooded landscape. Its title evokes a sense of stillness and shade, inviting viewers to pause and appreciate nature’s subtle details. Wengenroth was celebrated for his mastery of lithography, a medium that uses a chemically treated stone or plate to produce exceptionally fine gradations of tone. This technique allowed him to create luminous contrasts between light and shadow, giving the...
About the Artist
Stow Wengenroth
Stow Wengenroth (1906–1978) was an American lithographer celebrated for his meticulously detailed prints of New England coastal towns, lighthouses, harbors, and rural landscapes. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he studied at the Art Students League under George Bridgman and Wayman Adams, and later with the printmaker George Miller, who taught him the techniques of lithography that would become his pri...