Shag Rocks, Nahant, Massachusetts

1860-1865

William Stanley Haseltine

Associated Names
William Stanley Haseltine

Artist, American, 1835 - 1900

The image shows a coastal scene with rugged rocks leading to the sea. Near the viewer are large rock formations with defined cracks and textures. Brushstrokes create a soft look for the rocks and distant landscape. Sailboats are seen on the water against a pale sky. Less detailed rocks in the distance add depth. The color palette is subdued, with grayscale tones and hints of muted green highlighting the natural elements.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Roger H. Plowden (daughter of the artist); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1952; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1958

  • Memorial Exhibition of William Stanley Haseltine, N.A., National Academy of Design, New York, 1958, no. 132

1963

  • Progress of An American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1963

1977

  • Changing Prospects: Views of America on Paper from the Corcoran Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (Tour of Canada), 1977-1979

1979

  • Sketches by Contemporaries of Frederic E. Church, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979

1983

  • Images of the Land: 200 Years of Landscape Painting in the Northeastern United States, Heritage Plantation of Sandwich, Massachusetts, 1983

1992

  • William Stanley Haseltine, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California; Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, 1992-1993

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 75, no. 471.

1992

  • Simpson, Marc, et al. Expressions of Place: The Art of Wiliam Stanley Haseltine. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1992: p. 99.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite by unknown hand: 47

Wikidata ID

Q64639650

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