Animations:

Visit
Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Open 10:00–5:00

Visit
Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

The edge of the summer pack ice, Arctic Ocean north of Svalbard

1981, printed 2019

Stuart D. Klipper

Associated Names

Stuart D. Klipper

Artist, American, born 1941

The image shows an aerial view of arctic waters with scattered ice floes. Snow-capped mountains line the horizon, while the sky displays soft, warm peach and pink tones. Chunks of ice float on the dark waters, contrasting with the serene landscape. The scene combines cool blues and warm blush tones to create a tranquil Arctic vista.

This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.

Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

Medium

inkjet print
Credit Line

Gift of Stuart D. Klipper
Dimensions

image: 60.96 × 187.96 cm (24 × 74 in.)
sheet: 80.01 × 208.28 cm (31 1/2 × 82 in.)
Accession Number

2019.110.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Stuart Klipper, Minneapolis; gift to NGA, 2019.

Associated Names

Klipper, Stuart D

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right corner in blue ink: THE EDGE OF THE SUMMER PACK ICE, ARCTIC OCEAN, NORTH OF SVALBARD, 1981 STUART KLIPPER

You may be interested in