Off Shore—West Indies

c. 1927

Philip Kappel

Associated Names
Philip Kappel

Artist, American, 1901 - 1981

The image is a sketch of a small boat on the water with a large ship in the distance. The horizon is high in the composition, the sea and sky meeting subtly. The composition lacks brushstrokes but showcases delicate line work and cross-hatching for texture and movement. The color palette is monochrome in shades of black and light tan. In the foreground, a small boat with two figures is pushing forward with poles, while a large ship is seen farther away with dark sails.
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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 plate: Philip Kappel; lower left in graphite: Off Shore - West Indies; lower right in graphite: Philip Kappel; lower left edge in graphite: Off Shore - West Indies 27-

Wikidata ID

Q77013165

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