The Sea near Staberhuk
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Louise S. Richards in honor of William Mathewson Milliken on his 85th year
Accession Number
1974.104
Tags
male
About this artwork
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner made this print during the first year that he learned the lithographic process. In contrast to convention, he wished to make it immediately apparent that a lithograph was not a drawing. To do so, he used lithographic wash to draw right to the edges of the stone, abruptly cutting off the composition and emphasizing the stone’s irregular contour with inked edges. The spontaneity of the quickly drawn marks that mimic the weather and wind of the sea, coupled with the emphasis o...