Nile Boats

c. 1936

Philip Kappel

Associated Names
Philip Kappel

Artist, American, 1901 - 1981

The image shows a waterway with traditional sailboats. The viewpoint is slightly elevated. The water has sailboats and some structures in the distance. The brushstrokes capture textures of the sails and water ripples. The colors are muted, mostly black, white, and gray.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1945; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Nile Boats; lower right in graphite: Philip Kappel; lower left edge in graphite: 36-; lower right edge in graphite: Nile Boats

Watermarks

ENGLAND [partial]

Wikidata ID

Q77013164

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