Honolulu Surf

Painting

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Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

Name/Title

Honolulu Surf

Entry/Object ID

SHH 1.115

Description

Ocean surf scene; surf coming in from right side of canvas crashing on rocks located up center of canvas, whitewater around rocks and beyond to left of rocks on beach. At left foreground, outcropping of rocks in blues and browns with orange and beige highlights. Ocean rocks in violets and blues. Whitewater with blue and lavender highlights and shadows. Ocean in shades of blue with some violet. At top left background hillside in blues, violets, green and peach extends down to meet beach. Ocean drive in orange extends at left under hillside to 2/3 way across canvas where drive and land bend around behind hill. Blue-violet bit of land separates curve of drive from ocean. Blue sky with billowy clouds.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil, Canvas

Collection

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Cataloged By

DD

Acquisition

Accession

SHH-Original

Source or Donor

Seiberling Heirs

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Seiberling, Gertrude Penfield

Role

Artist

Date made

circa 1931

Place

City

Akron

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

lower left corner

Transcription

G.F.P. Seiberling, Honolulu, 1931

Material/Technique

Painted

Notes

Signed Name: G F Seiberling 1931

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

GFS 1.14

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Image Size: 18 1/8" x 20"

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

October 12, 1987: Keys added where missing, acid free backing board secured with screws, reverse of canvas vacuumed, placed in frame with brass mending plates, new hanging hardware, rabbet of frame lined with black polyester velvet ribbon, Elmer's glue. 04/01/2020 moderate cracking in areas of dense paint/waves

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

October 12, 1987: Keys added where missing, acid free backing board secured with screws, reverse of canvas vacuumed, placed in frame with brass mending plates, new hanging hardware, rabbet of frame lined with black polyester velvet ribbon, Elmer's glue.

General Notes

Note

October 12, 1987: Keys added where missing, acid free backing board secured with screws, reverse of canvas vacuumed, placed in frame with brass mending plates, new hanging hardware, rabbet of frame lined with black polyester velvet ribbon, Elmer's glue.

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

June 24, 1997

Updated By

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Update Date

June 9, 2026