Arch Rock, Kagosima Bay, Japan

1855

William Brenton Boggs

Associated Names
William Brenton Boggs

Artist, American, 1809 - 1875

The image shows a natural arch rock formation standing prominently on the right side of the scene. The horizon is low in the image, with a small mountain or island and a ship visible beyond the arch in the open sea. Delicate brushstrokes and lines detail the rock and clouds, with shading defining textures. The color palette is muted with soft beige tones and lighter hues accentuating the clouds and waves. A small rowing boat is visible in the waters, adding scale and activity to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with gouache on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Edward M. East)

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 17.15 × 23.5 cm (6 3/4 × 9 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 38.42 × 24.13 cm (15 1/8 × 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.555

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Edward M. East, Boston, Massachusetts; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1948; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1979

  • Sketches by Contemporaries of Frederic E. Church, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979

1980

  • Hudson River Drawing, Falmouth Public Library, Massachusetts, 1980-1981

2006

  • American Landscape: Drawings and Watercolors from the Permanent Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2006

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 8, no. 55.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: WBB.; lower right in graphite: Arch Rock / Kagosima Bay / Japan, Jany, 1855/; center verso in graphite by unknown hand: 70

Wikidata ID

Q64636612

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