Gifford R. Beal

Storm in Gloucester Harbor
1941

A vibrant, impressionistic painting depicting a bustling harbor scene with people gathered on the docks. The sky is filled with dynamic blue and grey brushstrokes, suggesting movement in the clouds. In the background, there are silhouettes of buildings and a church tower, while in the foreground, figures of various sizes are sketched with quick, expressive lines. A large ship's mast dominates the right side of the composition, and the artist's signature, "GIFFORD BEAL," is visible in the lower right corner.
A vibrant, impressionistic painting depicting a bustling harbor scene with people gathered on the docks. The sky is filled with dynamic blue and grey brushstrokes, suggesting movement in the clouds. In the background, there are silhouettes of buildings and a church tower, while in the foreground, figures of various sizes are sketched with quick, expressive lines. A large ship's mast dominates the right side of the composition, and the artist's signature, "GIFFORD BEAL," is visible in the lower right corner.

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Date
1941

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Opaque watercolor, oil, pen and ink, and charcoal on paper on board

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 1/4 × 20in. (26 × 50.8 cm) Mount (board): 10 1/4 × 20 × 1/8in. (26 × 50.8 × 0.3 cm)

Accession number
42.23

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Gifford Beal

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