Black Shore Dunes

Seong Moy, Black Shore Dunes, ca. 1955-1965, brush and ink and ink wash on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1969.35.28, © 1965, Seong Moy
Seong Moy, Black Shore Dunes, ca. 1955-1965, brush and ink and ink wash on paper, sheet and image: 19 5824 18 in. (49.861.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1969.35.28, © 1965, Seong Moy

Artwork Details

Title
Black Shore Dunes
Artist
Date
ca. 1955-1965
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet and image: 19 5824 18 in. (49.861.3 cm)
Copyright
© 1965, Seong Moy
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
brush and ink and ink wash on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
1969.35.28

Artwork Description

The gestural lines of Black Shore Dunes recalls the calligraphic lines of Chinese landscape drawings. Moy was born in China and came to the United States when he was ten years old. He owned a home in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he spent summers. The beaches of Provincetown are distinguished by vast stretches of dunes where many artists spent long hours drawing and painting. Although this drawing appears to be entirely abstract, careful examination reveals dunes in the lower half and a sun in the upper left corner of the composition. The black washes suggest the humid atmosphere, while the quickly drawn lines give a sense of open, windswept spaces.

Graphic Masters II: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2009

Works by this artist (4 items)

Charles White, The Children, 1950, ink and graphite on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Julie Seitzman and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2009.13
The Children
Date1950
ink and graphite on paper
Not on view
Charles White, Love Letter, 1971, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of June Wayne, 1991.179.14, © 1971, Heritage Gallery, Los Angeles
Love Letter
Date1971
color lithograph on paper
Not on view
Charles White, Love Letter, 1971, color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of June Wayne, 1991.179.15, © 1971, Heritage Gallery, Los Angeles
Love Letter
Date1971
color lithograph on paper
Not on view
Charles White, Hasty B, 1970, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1979.155.1
Hasty B
Date1970
lithograph on paper
Not on view

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Lee Godie, To the Dynamic Sarlo (Woman in Red with Decorated Hat), 1960s, oil and acrylic on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.22
To the Dynamic Sarlo (Woman in Red with Decorated Hat)
Date1960s
oil and acrylic on canvas
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Barry Dalgleish, Interior with Trunk, 1984, acrylic and oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.84.2
Interior with Trunk
Date1984
acrylic and oil on canvas
Not on view
Stanley Edwards, Infant in Altar IV, 1965, oil and acrylic on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson, Martha Jackson Memorial Collection, 1980.137.24
Infant in Altar IV
Date1965
oil and acrylic on canvas
Not on view