Cape Cod

1974

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image shows an elevated view overlooking an ocean. The horizon separates the sea and the sky, with clouds filling the upper part of the composition. The water has gentle waves moving towards the shore, with white foam against the ocean's surface. A lone figure walks along the shoreline. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray. The sky is overcast, and the textures of the sea and sky vary in grayscale tones.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Joyce and Robert B. Menschel

  • Dimensions

    overall (image): 21.8 x 22.6 cm (8 9/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 27.94 x 29.21 cm (11 x 11 1/2 in.)
    mat: 50.8 x 40.64 cm (20 x 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.93.6

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

1996

  • Greenough 1996, p. 149.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Harry Callahan

Wikidata ID

Q64154757

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