Figures and Storm
1962
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lithograph in gray and black on Rives BFK
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1964.8.2081
Art Historical Context
**Figures and Storm** (1962) by William Brice is striking lithograph in gray and black on luxurious Rives BFK paper housed in the National Gallery of's Rosenwald Collection. Created during the early 1960s—a time when American printmaking flourished amid post-war artistic experimentation—this work showcases Brice's mastery of the medium. Lithography, a planographic technique, allowed Brice to achieve rich tonal variations and fluid lines, evoking the raw energy of human figures caught in a tempestuous storm. The title hints at dramatic interplay between anthropomorphic forms and chaotic weathe...