Large-Bore Cannon, The Baltic Fleet

1937

Yakov Khalip

Associated Names
Yakov Khalip

Artist, Russian, 1908 - 1980

The image shows a ship's large artillery cannon with another ship in the background. The photograph features the barrel of a naval gun in the foreground, angled towards the viewer. In the background, there is a battleship on calm waters. The composition juxtaposes the size of the artillery with the distant ship, emphasizing the military context. The image may have been taken during naval exercises or operations.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 38 x 25.9 cm (14 15/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 39.8 x 27.2 cm (15 11/16 x 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.67.114

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1984

  • Soviet Photography: An Age of Realism. New York, 1984, p. 234, titled Large calibre gun. Baltic Fleet, 1937.

2000

  • Butterfield's (18 May 2000), lot 2161.

Inscriptions

lower center verso in graphite: [?] 1937 [?]; lower right verso: Borodulin stamp; across lower edge in graphite: Yakov Khalip--Large-Bore Cannon, The Baltic Fleet, 1937

Wikidata ID

Q64170599

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