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Bay at Sunrise

1940

Dong M. Kingman

Associated Names

Dong M. Kingman

Artist, American, 1911 - 2000

The image depicts an aerial view of a bay with hills in the background and a small industrial building on the horizon. Bold brushstrokes create patterns, particularly around a large sun in the top left. The color palette is monochromatic, using varying shades of black and white. A house near a dock, moored boats, and curving lines in the water suggest movement. Birds in the sky add a sense of life and motion. The overall impact is stark, with strong contrasts and dynamic motion from light and shadow.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 23.4 × 30.4 cm (9 3/16 × 11 15/16 in.); sheet: 30.1 × 46.3 cm (11 7/8 × 18 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.2874

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: Bay at Sunrise 39/150 in pencil, lower left; signed: Kingman in pencil, lower right

Wikidata ID

Q76443230

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