2010.538.4: The Incoming Boat
PhotographsA sepia-toned photograph depicts a medium sized sailboat coming ashore. The boat features one large mainsail and a smaller staysail attached to several masts. Two small flags wave atop the tallest mast. A group of silhouetted figures appear on the rear of the boat. Waves crash at the base of the boat, while the shore in the foreground is still and glass like, reflecting the clouds. The sky is ominous and cloudy.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2010.538.4
- People
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Alfred Stieglitz, American (Hoboken, N.J., USA 1864 - 1946 New York, N.Y., USA)
- Title
- The Incoming Boat
- Other Titles
- Series/Book Title: Picturesque Bits of New York and Other Studies
- Classification
- Photographs
- Work Type
- photograph
- Date
- 1897
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/336783
Physical Descriptions
- Technique
- Photogravure
- Dimensions
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16.2 x 13.2 cm (6 3/8 x 5 3/16 in.)
sheet: 57.3 x 43.4 cm (22 9/16 x 17 1/16 in.) - Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: verso, t.r., in graphite: Z1623
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- [Lee Gallery, Winchester, Massachusetts] sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard and Ronay Menschel Fund for the Acquisition of Photographs
- Accession Year
- 2010
- Object Number
- 2010.538.4
- Division
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Contact
- am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
- Ancient to Modern, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 06/01/2013
Subjects and Contexts
- Collection Highlights
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Verification Level
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