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Three buildings, two boats and figure on the shore of an enclosed bay area that opens onto white ground, snow.
Fishing Shacks
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Fishing Shacks

Artist Gifford Beal (American, 1879 - 1956)
Datec. 1930
MediumOil on board
DimensionsFrame: 15 1/8 x 23 1/8 x 1 1/2 in., (38.42 x 58.74 x 3.81 cm,)
Sight: 11 1/4 x 19 1/2 in., (28.58 x 49.53 cm,)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineMuseum purchase, gift of Dr. and Mrs. David A. Cofrin
Object number1997.6
Collections
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