Cape Cod

1972

Harry Callahan

Associated Names
Harry Callahan

Artist, American, 1912 - 1999

The image shows a beach scene with a high-angle view, capturing the sandy shore and the sea. The horizon divides the sky and the water. Near the horizon, there is a faint outline of land or clouds. The beach has a volleyball net and people engaging in various activities. In the distance, beachgoers are seen near the water, and small boats and a sail are visible. The sky has soft, sweeping clouds. The color palette is monochromatic, ranging from light grays to deeper shadows.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Susan and Peter MacGill, New York; gift to NGA, 2014.

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

  • Harry Callahan. Exh. cat. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1996: 150.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Harry Callahan; on verso, by artist, top center in graphite: S-186.1 Harry Callahan; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: 93042 S-88

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