Vera Andrus Pencil Signed Stone Lithograph Stormy Coast New England authentic 1965 in Archival Mat, Unframed

Title: Stormy Coast
Artist: Vera Eugenia Andrus - (1896-1979) - American artist
Technique: Original Stone Lithograph drawn on the stone by the artist.
Image size: 4-3/8 x 6-3/8 inches
Paper: Cream Wove Paper, 7 x 9 inches
Mat size: 8-1/2 x 11 inches
Date Published: 1965
Edition Size: From a small Limited Edition of 25 to 50
Signed: Signed and titled in pencil by the artist.
Reference: The website Fusco Four Modern is a good source of information on Vera Andrus and her art. A collection of the artist's correspondence, diaries, writings, catalogs, artworks and more is in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art.
Condition: Excellent Condition without any flaws.
Printing: A strong impression printed by master New York lithograph printers George C. Miller & Son in black ink on white wove paper.
Presentation: Placed in a solid core archival ivory mat with archival materials. Blank on the back, not laid down. This print can be safely stored in the mat or placed in a standard 8-1/2 x 11 frame. Ships in a plastic archival sleeve.

This lovely, finely crafted lithograph of a stormy coast was produced by American artist Vera Andrus in 1965. She was living in Rockport, Massachusetts at the time, so this scene is likely the rocky coast there. This is a beautifully composed work with a blending of textures and contrast to produce a very appealing image. The crashing of the waves against the rocks is mirrored in the puffy white clouds filling the sky above. The curving piece of driftwood formed by nature into a sculpture on the rocky beach provides the focal point in the foreground.

Although Andrus produced about 75 lithographs, the edition sizes were small making her prints often difficult to find.

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Born in 1896, in Plymouth, Wisconsin, Vera Andrus was primarily a lithographer, though her works include watercolors, pencil drawings, oil paintings and book illustrations. She attended Minnesota School of Architecture and Minneapolis Institute of Arts and in 1934, won a scholarship to the Art Student's League in NY where she would study with George Grosz, Eugene Fisch, and Boardman Robinson.

Andrus discovered lithography authentic in the 1930s, always printing her works in small editions with the help of master printer George C. Miller and his son. Many of her images were inspired by her travels to Nova Scotia and the Gaspe Peninsula during the 1930's. Andrus held a position on the staff of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY from 1931-1957 and was herein rewarded two scholarships to study in France.

She returned to the U.S. to live and work in Rockport, Massachusetts in 1958. Andrus was the author of several articles on lithography and on three books printed from 1939-1967, Sea Bird Island, Sea Dust, and Black River, a Wisconsin Story.