Artwork Record
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Metadata
Title |
Before the Wind [North Sea] |
Date |
Circa 1912-1913 |
Object Name |
Painting |
Description |
The painting depicts a small sailboat being tossed by the white-capped waves of the sea. Completed in Belgium, it features a small fishing vessel with 2 fisherman fastening the sails before the onslaught of a storm. The painting is framed in a carved and gilded frame measuring 49-1/2" x 43" x 4-1/2" inches. Description Modified: 10/23/2019 |
Catalog Number |
PA372 |
School Site # |
8664 |
School Name |
Gardena Senior High |
Dimension Details |
29"h x 36"w |
Material |
Oil on canvas board |
Artist |
Hansen, Armin Carl |
Credit line |
Presented to Gardena High School from the Summer Class of 1939 |
Collection |
California Impressionist/ California School |
Art School |
Plein Air |
Related Publications |
"Armin Hansen: The Artful Voyage" By Scott A. Shields, Pasadena Museum of Art (2015) pp. 77-79 illustrated. "Painted Light: Impressionist Paintings from Garden High School/Los Angeles Unified School District Collection" By Jean Stern, California State University Dominguez Hills (1998) p. 33 illustrated. |
