Aloft

1929

Arthur Briscoe

Associated Names
Arthur Briscoe

Artist, British, 1873 - 1943

This is a painting of a ship's rigging and sails. The depiction captures a section of a ship's mast and sails with visible rigging lines. The colors used are pastel tones in brown and mauve, creating a sense of light and shadow that highlights the textures of the sails and the wooden mast. The style resembles Arthur Briscoe's work. The use of soft colors and loose, flowing lines suggest the movement of the fabric against the sky. The impressionistic style of the painting conveys a sense of scene rather than a detailed rendering.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink and watercolor on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.6 x 53.1 cm (14 7/16 x 20 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.846


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift 1943 to NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: Aloft. A.Briscoe./29; in later hand, lower left verso in graphite: NK33078

Wikidata ID

Q64536533

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