Allen Saalburg

Design for set "Loading the Ark" from "Green Pastures"

c. 1935

This is a painting of a coastal scene with a large body of water in the background and a cliff in the foreground. On top of the cliff, there is a building resembling a lighthouse or a house with a red roof and a small tower. People are depicted in period clothing, suggesting an earlier era, and there are horses and carriages near the building. The sky is mostly clear with a few wisps of clouds, and the water is calm. The painting has a sketch-like quality with visible brush strokes and areas of the paper left blank. Handwritten numbers and marks are present at the bottom of the artwork.

This is a painting of a coastal scene with a large body of water in the background and a cliff in the foreground. On top of the cliff, there is a building resembling a lighthouse or a house with a red roof and a small tower. People are depicted in period clothing, suggesting an earlier era, and there are horses and carriages near the building. The sky is mostly clear with a few wisps of clouds, and the water is calm. The painting has a sketch-like quality with visible brush strokes and areas of the paper left blank. Handwritten numbers and marks are present at the bottom of the artwork.

Not on view

Date
c. 1935

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Opaque watercolor and graphite pencil on paper mounted on board

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 11 9/16 × 15 1/4in. (29.4 × 38.7 cm)

Accession number
37.6

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

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

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Allen Saalburg
8 works in the collection, 2 exhibitions

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