Tropical Bay [verso]

1936

William Vaughn Cash

Associated Names
William Vaughn Cash

Artist, American, 1888 - 1967

The image shows a minimalist landscape drawing from a distant viewpoint. The horizon is in the center, with a small cluster of jagged formations in the middle. Towards the right, there are faint outlines of larger, rounded landmasses. The drawing style is sketch-like with delicate pencil lines. The color palette is limited to the natural tone of the paper and dark gray pencil.
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Artwork overview

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This is a pencil drawing of a coastal landscape. The horizon is low, with rocky formations along the shoreline extending into the water. The landforms and sky are detailed with hatched lines for texture. The sky has dynamic cloud formations created with varying pencil shading. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of graphite gray. Large leafy plants in the foreground and two small figures on the shore add scale and provide focal points.

Caleta, Tropical Bay [recto]

William Vaughn Cash

1936

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Carolyn Campbell, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

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: 201, no. 1357.

Inscriptions

upper left in graphite in graphite by unknown hand: ADG 14

Wikidata ID

Q64639804

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