Marsden Hartley

(The Lighthouse, #1)
1941

A charcoal sketch on brown paper depicting a sturdy lighthouse standing prominently on rocky terrain, with a small building adjacent to it. The lighthouse's cylindrical tower features a beacon at the top, and the rough strokes of the charcoal suggest a rugged coastal scene.

A charcoal sketch on brown paper depicting a sturdy lighthouse standing prominently on rocky terrain, with a small building adjacent to it. The lighthouse's cylindrical tower features a beacon at the top, and the rough strokes of the charcoal suggest a rugged coastal scene.

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Date
1941

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on board

Dimensions
Sheet: 21 5/8 × 27 3/4in. (54.9 × 70.5 cm) Mount (board): 27 × 33 1/8in. (68.6 × 84.1 cm)

Accession number
96.60.29

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Charles Simon Bequest

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/10340

Exhibitions

American Legends: From Calder to O’Keeffe

Dec 22, 2012–June 29, 2014

Marsden Hartley
19 works in the collection

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