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Heft

1953

Colin Greenly

Associated Names

Colin Greenly

Artist, American, born England, 1928 - 2014

This is a painting of a large metal hook and rigging on a ship at port. The painting depicts a black hook suspended from above, connected to a thick, twisted rope. Next to the hook, there is an abstract representation of a ship docked at a port, with fine linework detailing masts, ropes, and deck structures. The painting has a graphic quality with high contrast and simplified forms.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color woodcut on laid paper
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 9th Annual Area Purchase Fund)
Dimensions

image (irregular): 75.25 × 29.21 cm (29 5/8 × 11 1/2 in.)
sheet: 83.98 × 39.69 cm (33 1/16 × 15 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.815

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1955; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Corcoran Gallery of Art

Exhibition History

1955

9th Annual Area Exhibition, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1955

1963

Progress of An American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1963

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: "Heft" 2/12; lower right in graphite: C. Greenly '53 / C. Greenly '53

Wikidata ID

Q77014000

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