Sailboats in the Harbor

1905-1910

Christian Rohlfs

Associated Names
Christian Rohlfs

Artist, German, 1849 - 1938

The image shows bold, thick black lines and shapes against a light background. The abstract forms suggest the silhouette of a sailboat, with triangular shapes resembling sails and linear elements hinting at masts and rigging. The lower portion of the composition features wavy lines and shapes resembling water reflections, enhancing the nautical theme.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid cream paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.2 × 18.5 cm (9 1/2 × 7 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.446

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Vogt 1960, undisc.

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 1, 2007; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1960

  • Vogt, Paul. Christian Rohlfs; das graphische Werk. Recklinghausen: Verlag Aurel Bongers, 1960: undisc.

Inscriptions

in image, at bottom right, in graphite: Chr Rohlfs

Wikidata ID

Q76556933

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