Cape Cod

1972

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image shows a snow-covered terrain with a low vantage point. The horizon line is low in the composition, emphasizing the vast sky above. The snow is smooth with subtle textures and gentle undulations. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray transitioning from light to dark. The sky is clear without any significant elements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Joyce and Robert B. Menschel

  • Dimensions

    overall (image): 23.7 x 24.3 cm (9 5/16 x 9 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.94 x 30.48 cm (11 x 12 in.)
    mat: 50.8 x 40.64 cm (20 x 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.93.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joyce and Robert Menschel, New York; gift to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1996

  • Harry Callahan, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Philadelphia Museum of Art; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 1996-1997.

Bibliography

1980

  • Water's Edge. Lyme [Connecticut], 1980: pl. 45.

1996

  • Greenough 1996, p. 2.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Harry Callahan; by later hand, upper center verso in graphite: WE 45

Wikidata ID

Q64154754

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