Fishing Village

Maker Henry Sugimoto (American, 1900 - 1990)

Object Namepainting

Mediumoil, canvas

Dimensions21 1/4 x 2 in. (54 x 5.1 cm)

ClassificationsFine Arts

Credit LineGift of Madeleine Sugimoto

Object number2015.2.84

DescriptionFramed stretched oil painting of a fishing village. On the left, there are tall brown buildings with curved blue roofs. The buildings are located on the hillside, surrounded by rocks. There are stairs that lead up to the buildings. There is a person dressed in blue at the top of the stairs, about to enter the building. Below these buildings is the beach. There is a figure on the beach in a white shirt and blue bottoms. They are holding a bucket and fishing gear, walking towards the stairs. In the foreground, there are five boats on the beach, next to the ocean. In the background, there is a green hillside and rock formations to the right. There are homes nestled in the hillside. Painting is housed in linen liner and brown and green wooden frame. Signed in the bottom left corner: H. Sugimoto. Painting is On verso, there are two labels attached. Label attached to top right corner of frame: Fishing Village. Also, written on canvas on left side: House Near the Ocean.