John Heliker

The Sound
1941

A watercolor painting depicting a coastal scene with boats, a small building, and distant hills. The artwork is loosely rendered with expressive brushstrokes and a limited color palette, emphasizing blues, browns, and greens. The paper shows signs of age with yellowing edges and is perforated on the left side, suggesting it was once part of a sketchbook.

A watercolor painting depicting a coastal scene with boats, a small building, and distant hills. The artwork is loosely rendered with expressive brushstrokes and a limited color palette, emphasizing blues, browns, and greens. The paper shows signs of age with yellowing edges and is perforated on the left side, suggesting it was once part of a sketchbook.

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Date
1941

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink, brush and ink, and watercolor on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 3/4 × 17 13/16in. (29.8 × 45.2 cm)

Accession number
41.51

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

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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John Heliker
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