Flatstone Cove

1954

Grace Albee

Associated Names
Grace Albee

Artist, American, 1890 - 1985

The image shows a ground-level view looking towards buildings in the distance across a body of water. Trees and small structures partially obscure the horizon. The scene is detailed with textures in the strokes used for trees, grass, and water, with a monochromatic color scheme primarily using black, white, and gray. A wooden boat is near us, surrounded by tall grasses, and there is a stone-bordered waterway leading to wooden buildings and a leafless tree. In the sky, there are clouds and birds in flight.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

P. Frederick Albee (son of the artist), Providence, Rhode Island; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1999; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in block: G. Albee; lower left in graphite: Ed 35; lower center in graphite: "Flatstone Cove"; lower right in graphite: Grace A. Albee N.A.

Wikidata ID

Q77009770

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