Reginald Marsh

Coney Island Beach, Number 1
1943

This is a detailed sketch of a chaotic scene with numerous figures, both clothed and nude, in various poses and expressions of distress or aggression. The setting appears to be a desolate landscape with a cloudy sky. Some figures are engaged in physical confrontations, while others are collapsed on the ground. The artwork is rendered in a monochromatic palette, with shading that gives depth and movement to the composition. There is text at the bottom indicating the artist's name and the year 1963.

This is a detailed sketch of a chaotic scene with numerous figures, both clothed and nude, in various poses and expressions of distress or aggression. The setting appears to be a desolate landscape with a cloudy sky. Some figures are engaged in physical confrontations, while others are collapsed on the ground. The artwork is rendered in a monochromatic palette, with shading that gives depth and movement to the composition. There is text at the bottom indicating the artist's name and the year 1963.

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Date
1943

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen, brush and ink, wash, watercolor, and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 22 1/4 × 30 3/4in. (56.5 × 78.1 cm)

Accession number
43.15a-b

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

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Reginald Marsh/Art Students League, New York/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/341

Reginald Marsh
188 works in the collection, 42 exhibitions

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