Bay/Sky, Provincetown, Massachusetts

1977

Joel Meyerowitz

Associated Names
Joel Meyerowitz

Artist, American, born 1938

The image shows a sandy beach during low tide, with waves receding in the distance. The horizon is high, dividing the calm sea from a distant shoreline. The beach has shallow puddles and patches of damp sand. Boats are parked on the sand, and a few people can be seen on the beach. The sky is overcast with clouds in beige and light gray tones. The scene is made up of earthy browns, grays, and hints of blue in the water.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary S. Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 47 × 59.1 cm (18 1/2 × 23 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 50.8 × 60.9 cm (20 × 24 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.153.11

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joel Meyerowitz, New York; Gary Davis, Greenwich, CT (through Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York), 2015; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in black ink: JM / 77; by unknown hand, top left in blue ink: 664

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