Launching the Life Boat

c. 1930s

Charles H. Woodbury

Associated Names
Charles H. Woodbury

Artist, American, 1864 - 1940

The image depicts a group of figures interacting with a boat on water. The drawing is created with loose and expressive lines emphasizing movement. In the center, figures seem to be propelling or guiding the boat. The background includes flowing lines and a few defined creases, representing a shoreline and distant landmasses. The style appears impressionistic, focusing on action and environment over details.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Childs Bruen Perkins, Boston, Massachusetts; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1945; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1980

  • The Common Touch, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1980-1981, no. 40

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 128, no. 859.

Inscriptions

lower left verso in graphite: Launching The Life Boat; lower center verso in graphite: C / W; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 16; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: HX

Wikidata ID

Q64538644

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