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The Ocean

A work made of lithograph on off-white wove paper.

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  • A work made of lithograph on off-white wove paper.

Date:

c. 1945

Artist:

Harry Brodsky
American, 1908-1997

About this artwork

An Eastern Regionalist, Harry Brodsky was trained in Pennsylvania. He was a dedicated printmaker and worked under the Works Progress Administration, later showing extensively at the Philadelphia Print Club, as well as in New York and Paris.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Harry Brodsky

Title

The Ocean

Place

United States (Artist's nationality)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1940–1950

Medium

Lithograph on off-white wove paper

Dimensions

31.7 × 37.9 cm (12 1/2 × 14 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Mr. and Mrs. T. Stanton Armour Fund

Reference Number

2008.212

Extended information about this artwork

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