Sailboat and Sunset

c. 1920

Gifford Beal

Associated Names
Gifford Beal

Artist, American, 1879 - 1956

The image shows a small boat on rough waters under a dramatic sky. The scene features dynamic brushstrokes depicting movement in the sky and sea. There is a mix of reds and whites suggesting a luminous celestial body in the distance. The dominant color palette includes deep blues and dark greens, with the boat rendered in earthy browns and hints of bright red and yellow. Textured strokes are used throughout the painting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color monotype on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 10.2 x 15 cm (4 x 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 12.3 x 17.6 cm (4 13/16 x 6 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.145.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4740); gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • Modern American Prints and Drawings from the Kainen Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2014-2015

Inscriptions

upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 450.

Markings

2 stamp in black ink on verso: Rck (Ruth C Kainen)

Wikidata ID

Q76341078

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