Sands Beach, Key West, Florida

1979

Frank DiPerna

Associated Names
Frank DiPerna

Artist, American, 1947 - 2020

The image shows a mural on the side of a building. The mural depicts a beach scene with a figure sitting on the sand, an ocean with waves and sailboats, and a cloudy sky. A wooden deck and a textured wooden panel are visible in the foreground. The color palette includes warm sandy tones and cool blues and greens for the ocean, with earthy browns for the wooden structures.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank DiPerna, Purcellville, VA; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, DC), 1979; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1979

  • Recent Acquisitions in Photography, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, June 19 – July 15, 1979

2012

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

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in black ink: 3/20 Sands Beach, Key West, Fla. 1979 / Frank DiPerna; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 1979.31

Wikidata ID

Q64147649