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The image shows an empty boat on a sandy shoreline viewed from slightly above. The horizon is distant with the sea stretching towards it, and there are indistinct shapes on the water. The drawing is intricate, done in pencil with detailed lines and shading depicting textures of the sand and the boat. The color palette is monochromatic in grey and beige. The weathered boat is shown with detailed shadows and structure, along with textiles or tarps. In the background, there are minimalistic elements adding to the calm and expansive feel of the scene.
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The image shows an empty boat on a sandy shoreline viewed from slightly above. The horizon is distant with the sea stretching towards it, and there are indistinct shapes on the water. The drawing is intricate, done in pencil with detailed lines and shading depicting textures of the sand and the boat. The color palette is monochromatic in grey and beige. The weathered boat is shown with detailed shadows and structure, along with textiles or tarps. In the background, there are minimalistic elements adding to the calm and expansive feel of the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Beached Longboat

American 19th Century

Date
19th century
Medium
lithograph in black on wove paper
Dimensions
image (irregular): 8.26 × 20.46 cm (3 1/4 × 8 1/16 in.) sheet: 14.45 × 23.34 cm (5 11/16 × 9 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.19.2684
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of J. William Middendorf, II, 1977)
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • lithograph
  • Beach
  • Boat
  • seascape
Provenance

J. William Middendorf, II, McLean, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

NGA object ID 182299. 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.