A strong seventy mile gale blowing in from the sea near Gloucester, Massachusetts

November-December 1944

Gordon Parks

Associated Names
Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

The image shows a seascape with a low angle point of view of a turbulent sea. The horizon is in the upper third of the composition, where the sea meets the sky. Structures can be seen on the horizon. The shore has small stones and pebbles with a piece of driftwood visible. The color palette is mostly in sepia tones.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gordon Parks, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1998; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

  • Half Past Autumn: The Art of Gordon Parks, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, September 10, 1997 – January 11, 1998

2012

  • The Deep Element: Photography at the Beach, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, June 9 – October 14, 2012

Inscriptions

on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner in graphite: CGA 033 [exhibition number for Half Past Autumn]

Wikidata ID

Q64154353

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