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The image displays an ocean view with rolling waves under a cloudy sky. A ship with billowing sails and trailing smoke is visible on the right side of the horizon. The brushstrokes depict detailed lines resembling etching to portray the waves and sky's movement and texture. The color palette is monochromatic in charcoal and sepia tones, creating a timeless and solemn atmosphere. The contrast between the dark ocean and sky with the lighter shapes highlights the ship's solitary presence.
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The image displays an ocean view with rolling waves under a cloudy sky. A ship with billowing sails and trailing smoke is visible on the right side of the horizon. The brushstrokes depict detailed lines resembling etching to portray the waves and sky's movement and texture. The color palette is monochromatic in charcoal and sepia tones, creating a timeless and solemn atmosphere. The contrast between the dark ocean and sky with the lighter shapes highlights the ship's solitary presence.

National Gallery of Art · Print

At Sea

Elbridge Kingsley

Date
c. 1883
Medium
wood engraving
Dimensions
image: 204 x 134 mm primary sheet: 271 x 186 mm secondary sheet: 307 x 245 mm
Classification
Print
Accession number
2008.115.2883
Credit line
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Water
  • Boat
  • Ocean
  • Sky
  • Cloud
Provenance

Maghee Collection; (Kennedy Galleries, Inc. New York, NY); Dave and Reba Williams, Greenwich, CT, September 1989; gift to NGA, December 2008

Inscription

24/C16871 in graphite, lower left (by unknown hand); At Sea Century in graphite on secondary sheet, lower center; I4582B in graphite on secondary sheet, lower left (by unknown hand); 550 in graphite on secondary sheet, lower right; signed: Elbridge Kingsley in graphite, lower right; KINGSLEY in block, lower right.

NGA object ID 149015. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.