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Calm on the Mediterranean

probably 1920/1930

Sir Muirhead Bone

Associated Names

Muirhead Bone

Artist, Scottish, 1876 - 1953

The image shows a seascape with a distant horizon just above the center. The sky meets the water. The horizon is defined subtly, emphasizing the sky. Soft brushstrokes create a gentle effect. The color palette includes pastel shades of blue and pale pink. Light brushwork and transitions between colors capture a tranquil atmosphere, evoking the sea and sky.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Mortimer Brandt, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

overall: 25.2 x 35.4 cm (9 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1991.110.5

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1992

Dürer to Diebenkorn: Recent Acquisitions of Art of Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1992, no. 70.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Bone; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: Calm, Mediterranean 41 / D3159 No 5

Wikidata ID

Q64632534

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