Art, literature & historyThe Ocean
c. 1945
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Lithograph on off-white wove paper
- Dimensions
- 31.7 × 37.9 cm (12 1/2 × 14 15/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2008.212
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Ocean — Harry Brodsky. c. 1945.
Medium: Lithograph on off-white wove paper. Dimensions: 31.7 × 37.9 cm (12 1/2 × 14 15/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
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.
Description: © Art Institute of Chicago, original record, CC BY 4.0. HTML formatting removed; wording retained. Other artwork metadata: CC0.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.