At Sea

c. 1883

Elbridge Kingsley

Associated Names
Elbridge Kingsley

Artist, American, 1842 - 1918

The image displays an ocean view with rolling waves under a cloudy sky. A ship with billowing sails and trailing smoke is visible on the right side of the horizon. The brushstrokes depict detailed lines resembling etching to portray the waves and sky's movement and texture. The color palette is monochromatic in charcoal and sepia tones, creating a timeless and solemn atmosphere. The contrast between the dark ocean and sky with the lighter shapes highlights the ship's solitary presence.

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Provenance

Maghee Collection; (Kennedy Galleries, Inc. New York, NY); Dave and Reba Williams, Greenwich, CT, September 1989; gift to NGA, December 2008

Associated Names

Inscriptions

24/C16871 in graphite, lower left (by unknown hand); At Sea Century in graphite on secondary sheet, lower center; I4582B in graphite on secondary sheet, lower left (by unknown hand); 550 in graphite on secondary sheet, lower right; signed: Elbridge Kingsley in graphite, lower right; KINGSLEY in block, lower right.

Wikidata ID

Q76551156

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