This print depicts a group of people on a tilting sailboat. The view is slightly elevated, showing the individuals on the boat and the water around them. The horizon is high in the composition, with the low sun on the right side casting a pale glow on the gray scene. The sail is near the top left corner of the print, with several long ropes connecting it to the small boat. Several people appear to be clustered together in the back of the boat, but they are not depicted in detail. One person is near the front of the boat, their back to us, looking out towards the sun. On the far right, the…
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Christ Walking on the Water

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859 - 1937)

1910

Medium
etching in black on laid paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
plate: 18.42 × 24.13 cm (7 1/4 × 9 1/2 in.) ; sheet: 20.48 × 26.04 cm (8 1/16 × 10 1/4 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (The Evans-Tibbs Collection, Gift of Thurlow Evans Tibbs, Jr.)
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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