Landscape with Rain
1963
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color lithograph on Rives BFK paper
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1964.8.2513
Art Historical Context
**Landscape with Rain** *John Henry Rock, 1963* Color lithograph on RivesFK paper Step into the atmospheric world of John Henry Rock's *Landscape with Rain* (1963), a vivid color lithograph now housed in the National Gallery of Art's Rosen Collection. Created in the mid-20th century, print from the CG-W department captures nature's fleeting drama through a rainy vista, inviting viewers to ponder the interplay of weather and wilderness during an era of post-war artistic exploration. Rock employs lithography—a planographic technique perfected in the 19th and 20th centuries—to layer vibra...
About the Artist
John Henry Rock
John Henry Rock (1919–1993) was an American artist and educator born in Tillamook, Oregon, who became a prominent figure in the Northwest art scene. Little is known about his early life and training, as documentation remains sparse, but he emerged as a skilled painter and printmaker, particularly noted for his lithographs and oils depicting landscapes and figures. Active primarily in Oregon, Rock ...