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Fishermen with Net

1940

John Lonergan

Associated Names

John Lonergan

Artist, American, 1897 - 1969

The image shows a painting with four figures pulling in fishing nets on a beach. The horizon line is at the top third of the composition, where the sea and sky meet. A small boat with a mast is visible on the right. Broad, dynamic brushstrokes capture the movement of the sea and figures. The color palette includes deep blues and greens for the ocean, lighter earth tones for the figures' clothing and sand, and light to dark tones in the sky.

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Artwork overview

Medium

screenprint
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 435 x 565 mm
sheet: 505 x 605 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.3229

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Screened within print: lower right, John Lonergan

Wikidata ID

Q76443307

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