Water's Edge
1958
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color lithograph
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1980.45.600
Art Historical Context
**Water's Edge** by Arthur L. Flory created in 1958, visitors to the National Gallery Art to contemplate a serene moment where land meets water. This color lithograph, part of the esteemed Rosenwald Collection in the CG-W department, captures the essence of mid-20th-century printmaking. Flory, working in the post-World War II era, employs the title's evocative imagery to suggest tranquil natural boundaries—perhaps a quiet shoreline or reflective pond—rendered with the subtle tonal shifts possible in this medium. Lithography, a planographic technique invented in the late 18th century, reached ...
About the Artist
Arthur L. Flory
Arthur L. Flory (1914–1972) was an American artist born in Lima, Ohio, whose career bridged painting, printmaking, and illustration. He pursued formal training at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art and the National Academy of Design, institutions that shaped his technical proficiency in graphics and fine arts. Later sources also note studies at the Cape School of Art, where he earned...