Lighthouse, Portland
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Dateprobably 1974
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 15 7/8 x 23 3/8in. (40.3 x 59.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 7/8 x 23 3/8in. (45.4 x 59.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 7/8 x 23 3/8in. (45.4 x 59.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The lighthouse stands on the rocky shoreline with the lighthouse keeper's house to the left. People are shown walking around outside the lighthouse. There is a bird in the sky and a sailboat in the water.
Object number2012.284.5428
MarkingsRecto, bottom left, stamped in red ink on tape: "76"Handwritten in black ink on tape: "line"
Bottom left, handwritten in red ink on tape: "52%"
Verso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedVerso, bottom left, handwritten in black ink: "7"
Bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "P. 98-99 Drawing w/ markers"NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of this drawing appears on pages 98-99 of Richard Welling's Drawing With Markers.
It features the same subject and perspective as 2012.284.5416.
Date Note: The date is based on the year Drawing With Markers was published.
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
On View
Not on view
Jurgan Frederick Huge
about 1865
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