School Outing
c. 1930
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lithograph on wove cream paper
Dimensions
sheet: 40.8 × 30.9 cm (16 1/16 × 12 3/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Accession Number
2012.92.459
Art Historical Context
"School Outing," a lithograph created around 1930 by Eva Marie Schlenzig, captures a moment of youthful activity and everyday life in the early twentieth century. Printed on wove cream paper, the work measures approximately 40.8 by 30.9 centimeters and exemplifies the artist’s skill in the lithographic medium, which allows for fluid lines and subtle tonal variations that bring scenes to life with a sense of immediacy and warmth. Lithography gained popularity in the 1920s and 1930s as an accessible yet expressive printmaking technique, enabling artists to produce multiple impressions while ret...