The Offering
1930
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lithograph
Dimensions
image: 258 x 213 mm sheet: 383 x 285 mm
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Accession Number
2008.115.607
Art Historical Context
**The Offering** (1930) is a striking lithograph by American artist Wayman Adams, now housed in the National Gallery of Art's CG-W Department of Prints. Adams (1883–1959), renowned for his luminous portraits and landscapes, turned to lithography—a versatile planographic technique using grease crayon on stone or metal plates—to produce this editioned work. The image measures 258 x 213 mm, with a generous sheet of 383 x 285 mm, allowing ample margins that highlight the print's crisp edges and subtle gradations typical of the medium. Created at the dawn of the Great Depression, the piece capture...