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Beach Scene and Crowds, Santa Monica, California, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Krehbiel, Albert H. 1873-1945  Search this
Medium:
Oil on board
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Unlocated
Date:
1918
Notes:
Guinan, Robert, "Krehbiel Life and Works of an American Artist," Washington, DC: Regnery Gateway, 1991, pg. 42.
Guinan, Robert, "Krehbiel Life and Works of an American Artist," Washington, DC: Regnery Gateway, 1991, pg. 42.
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
View from behind a small crowd standing in the foreground looking toward the ocean where swimmers and sunbathers stand by the waters edge. The figures in the foreground, some dressed in swimming attire, have their backs to the viewer, and look toward the ocean, watching the figures by the water.
Topic:
Landscape--California--Santa Monica  Search this
Landscape--Beach  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Recreation--Sport & Play--Swimming  Search this
Control number:
IAP 74700039
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_352587