Maine,, (1950)

Lubell 2/11: 73

Ink and wash drawing (with gouache) of a Maine harbor. This is part of the same series of Maine harbor scenes as Lubell 69-72. This piece is possibly the most dramatically different from the other four of this series, despite all of their similar use of ink and wash coloring and shading. It depicts the ocean from a pier, looking equally at its end (with a truck barely shaded in) and a drained waterway, with garbage and a blue shaded boat lining the stone walls. Beyond the boats and seagulls in the water, the outline of a forested hill covers the horizon. Like the other pieces, this uses the ink and wash to create an energetic feel that implies endless chaos in this harbor. Signed, dated and titled W. Milius Lubell 1950 Maine. This is a scene very close to that of the woodcut print Clarke’s Point (Lubell 68a-b).

42.4 x 30.2 cm