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The image shows a seascape with dramatic sky meeting turbulent ocean. A ship is visible on the horizon. The brushstrokes are flat and graphic, resembling a print. The color palette includes blues, pinks, and browns. Two lighthouses are depicted on rocks in the foreground. Waves crash around a ship with sails. "Sandy Hook" is written above the ship.
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The image shows a seascape with dramatic sky meeting turbulent ocean. A ship is visible on the horizon. The brushstrokes are flat and graphic, resembling a print. The color palette includes blues, pinks, and browns. Two lighthouses are depicted on rocks in the foreground. Waves crash around a ship with sails. "Sandy Hook" is written above the ship.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Bandbox

Selma Sandler

Date
c. 1953
Medium
watercolor and gouache on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 22.4 x 28.9 cm (8 13/16 x 11 3/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 22" in diameter; 10 7/8" high
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.7935
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1951 to 1975
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
Inscription

lower right in graphite: Sander

NGA object ID 20133. 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.