Outing: February
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Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 20 1/2 × 13 3/16 in. (52 × 33.5 cm) Image: 19 15/16 × 12 3/8 in. (50.6 × 31.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Leonard A. Lauder Gift, 1989
Accession Number
1989.1115.8
Art Historical Context
"Outing: February" a lithograph from 1896 created by an anonymous American during the final years of the 19th. Measuring nearly 20 by 13 inches, this print belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's esteemed Drawings and Prints collection, through the Leonard A. Lauder Gift 1989. Its presence in such a prestigious institution underscores the appeal of everyday American scenes rendered in this innovative medium. Lithography, perfected in the 19th century, revolutionized printmaking by allowing artists to draw directly on a stone or metal plate with greasy crayon or ink, which repelled water d...