Poling the Seine Boat

1929

Gifford Beal

Associated Names
Gifford Beal

Artist, American, 1879 - 1956

The image shows five men navigating a boat. Two men on the left are standing and using poles to propel the boat, while the other three men are seated or leaning in a relaxed manner inside the boat. The men's faces are shadowed, and they are all wearing hats. They are dressed in loose-fitting clothing and surrounded by fishing equipment. In the background, there is water, a distant shoreline, and a light sky with cloud-like lines.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1931; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 100 imp; lower right in graphite: Gifford Beal; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: c4625; lower center edge in graphite by unknown hand: 5

Watermarks

J WHATMAN

Wikidata ID

Q77011615

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