By the Arks

1941

Federico Castellón

Associated Names
Federico Castellón

Artist, American, born Spain, 1914 - 1971

The image shows a coastal scene with boats and fishing nets. Several boats are docked along a rocky shore, with fishing nets spread over and around them. A boat with a figurehead is present, and nets hang overhead. The composition emphasizes textures and contrasts between the boats, nets, ocean, and rocky outcrops.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.86 × 30.48 cm (9 × 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2770

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Freundlich 1978, no. 10d


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1951

  • Contemporary American Prints, Berlin, Germany, 1951-1952.

Bibliography

1978

  • Freundlich, August L. Federico Castellon: His Graphic Works, 1936-1971. New York: Syracuse University, 1978, p. 123, no. 10d.

2016

  • Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 54, no. 426.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: By the Arks; lower right in graphite: Federico Castellon

Wikidata ID

Q64955880

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