Fishing off the Maine Coast
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lithograph in black on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 26.51 × 37.47 cm (10 7/16 × 14 3/4 in.) sheet: 33.18 × 44.45 cm (13 1/16 × 17 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)
Accession Number
2015.19.1338
Art Historical Context
**Fishing off the Coast** (1959) is a striking lithograph by Robert von, capturing the rugged beauty of New England's maritime life. Printed in bold black ink on wove paper, image measures 26. × 37.47 cm, with a sheet size of 33.18 × 44.45 cm Von Neumann, a mid-th-century American printmaker excelled in lithography—a planographic technique that allows for rich tonal variations and fine details through greasy crayon drawings transferred from stone or metal plates to paper. This medium was particularly popular in the post-World War II era for its accessibility, enabling artists to produce editio...