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The image shows a stormy seascape with a small boat caught in turbulent waves. The composition features a high horizon, churning waves, a stormy sky, and figures struggling in the boat. The brushstrokes are dynamic, focusing on contrast and shading to depict movement. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black, white, and gray. On the right side, a group of people are depicted as onlookers, adding a human element to the scene.
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The image shows a stormy seascape with a small boat caught in turbulent waves. The composition features a high horizon, churning waves, a stormy sky, and figures struggling in the boat. The brushstrokes are dynamic, focusing on contrast and shading to depict movement. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black, white, and gray. On the right side, a group of people are depicted as onlookers, adding a human element to the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Allan Donn Puts to Sea

George Bellows

Date
1923
Medium
lithograph in black on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 40 x 49 cm (15 3/4 x 19 5/16 in.) sheet: 49.5 x 56.3 cm (19 1/2 x 22 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1983.1.82
Credit line
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
The Wind Bloweth

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • lithograph
  • literary and theatrical themes
  • secular
  • Byrne, Donn
Inscription

lower left in graphite: Bolton Brown, imp.; lower center in graphite: Allan Donn Puts to Sea; lower right in graphite: Geo Bellows; lower right in plate: Geo Bellows

Watermarks

JI ERRICOT ARCHE

NGA object ID 61432. 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.