Sunken Rowboat, Paris

1966, printed 1973

Irving Penn

Associated Names
Irving Penn

Artist, American, 1917 - 2009

The image shows an overhead view of a rowboat's reflection in calm water. The horizon is not visible, focusing on the reflective scene. The boat's wood grain and structure are mirrored with sharp detail in the smooth water. A hanging branch with small leaves is seen in the lower part of the composition. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of grey. No visible detail or action in the distance or background distracts from the focal subject.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium-iridium print

  • Credit Line

    Michael G. Jesselson Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 55 x 37.5 cm (21 5/8 x 14 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 63.5 x 56 cm (25 x 22 1/16 in.)
    mount: 66.1 x 56 cm (26 x 22 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.79.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York); NGA purchase, 2010.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite, encircled: Irving Penn; by artist, upper center in graphite: Arches Paper on Aluminum / Single Coating, Multiple Printing (of 2 color components) / 1 [encircled] Palladium-iridium / Print made 1973; center right, encircled: Experimental print, gift to Pat McCabe / Irving Penn [encircled] / Christmas 1973; typed label, adhered to back of mount, center: Sunken Rowboat / Photograph by Irving Penn / Copyright 1966 by / Cowles Communications, Inc. / Not to be reproduced without written / permission of the copyright owner.; stamped, lower center in black ink: Hand-coated by the photographer / There are also in existence a number of silver prints not exceeding 0 / Deacidified

Wikidata ID

Q64155401

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