Ground Swell by Hopper

2007

Abelardo Morell

Associated Names
Abelardo Morell

Artist, American, born Cuba, 1948

The image is a photograph of a painting depicting a group of people on a sailboat by a sandy shore. The sailboat's sail is prominently featured. The horizon divides the sky with stretched clouds from the land below. The brushstrokes suggest a realistic style emphasizing detail in the figures and boat. The color palette appears muted in the photo, with tonal variations ranging from light grays in the sky to darker tones in the figures and shores.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist)

  • Dimensions

    image: 56.83 × 45.09 cm (22 3/8 × 17 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 60.64 × 50.48 cm (23 7/8 × 19 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.5171

  • Copyright

    © Abelardo Morell

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Abelardo Morell, Brookline, MA; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2009; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom left in graphite: ABELARDO MORELL; lower center: GIFT OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER / TO THE CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART / 2/09; bottom center: 2/30; lower right: GROUND SWELL BY HOPPER / 2007; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 2009.011

Wikidata ID

Q64032443

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