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Sea Shells

1940

Richard Floethe

Associated Names

Richard Floethe

Artist, American, 1901 - 1988

The image shows a large, intricately patterned shell in the center of a sandy surface, surrounded by smaller shells and coral pieces. The color palette includes soft pastel shades of beige, pale blue, pink, and brown. In the background, there are wavy green plants and brown vertical elements that could be a fence or wooden posts. The main shell is slightly to the right of the center, with smaller objects scattered around it.

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Artwork overview

Medium

screenprint
Credit Line

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

Image: 278 x 447 mm
Sheet: 352 x 502 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.1798

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William P. Carl Fine Prints, Boston, MA); Dave H. and Reba W. Williams, Greenwich, CT, 13 May 1990; gift to the NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

Inscriptions

in pencil, lower left: 3/15 Sea Shells; lower right: Richard Floethe 40

Wikidata ID

Q76550575

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