Defiance

Name/Title

Defiance

Entry/Object ID

SHH 1.107

Description

Seascape. Ocean scene with waves crashing upon rock outcropping. Brown and gray rock cliff at right edge extending to top of canvas. Small cluster of rock covered with seafoam near right corner. Small cluster of rock covered with seafoam in left corner. Water is blue/green with yellow highlights. Sky is gray and white.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil, Canvas

Collection

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Cataloged By

DD

Acquisition

Accession

SHH 82.1

Source or Donor

Seiberling, Dorothy

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Seiberling, Gertrude Penfield

Role

Artist

Date made

1931

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

lower left corner lower left corner of canvas

Transcription

G.F.P. Seiberling

Notes

Maker´s Mark: Label on reverse: "Defiance" Surf near Koko Head Honolulu Hawaii, December, 1931 Signed Name: G F Seiberling 1931

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Temporary Number

Other Number

TR 82.2

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Canvas size: 12" x 15 1/4"

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

General Notes

Note

Gertrude Ferguson Penfield Seiberling, 1866-1946. Label on reverse " 'Defiance' Surf near Koko Head Honolulu Hawaii, December 1931 G.F.P. Seiberling"

Create Date

June 23, 1997

Update Date

June 9, 2026