Hale Aspacio Woodruff

Fisherman
c. 1930

A watercolor painting depicting a figure from behind standing on a beach. The figure has dark skin, is wearing a bright blue swimsuit, and a red cap on their head. They are holding a light-colored fabric, possibly a towel or a piece of clothing, draped over their left arm and hand. The sea is visible in the background with varying shades of blue, and the sky is lightly colored, suggesting a sunny day. The artist's signature, "WOODRUFF," is visible in the bottom right corner.
A watercolor painting depicting a figure from behind standing on a beach. The figure has dark skin, is wearing a bright blue swimsuit, and a red cap on their head. They are holding a light-colored fabric, possibly a towel or a piece of clothing, draped over their left arm and hand. The sea is visible in the background with varying shades of blue, and the sky is lightly colored, suggesting a sunny day. The artist's signature, "WOODRUFF," is visible in the bottom right corner.

Not on view

Date
c. 1930

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Transparent and opaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 18 1/16 × 14 7/8in. (45.9 × 37.8 cm)

Accession number
2013.119

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee and partial gift of Auldlyn Higgins Williams and E.T. Williams, Jr.

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Hale Aspacio Woodruff / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/43100

Hale Aspacio Woodruff
10 works in the collection

View artist

On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Maya Man, A Realistic Day In My Life Living In New York City

Learn more about this project

Learn more at whitney.org/artport

On the Hour projects can contain motion and sound. To respect your accessibility settings autoplay is disabled.