Boats at Peel—Isle of Man

1889

Julian Alden Weir

Associated Names
Julian Alden Weir

Artist, American, 1852 - 1919

The image shows a harbor with sailboats docked alongside the water's edge. One boat is closer to us, with its mast cutting across the sky. The horizon aligns with the rooftops and buildings of the port town in the background. Detailed black lines and crosshatched marks depict the boats and buildings. The color scheme is monochromatic, using shades of black and gray on a cream base. Shadows and rigging lines add dynamism to the scene.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(M. Knoedler & Co., New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1923

  • Zimmermann, Agnes. An Essay Towards a Catalogue Raisonné of the Etchings, Dry-points, and Lithographs of Julian Alden Weir. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1923, pp. 45-46, no. 108, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate [reversed]: J. Alden Weir 1889; lower right in graphite: J. Alden Weir; upper right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 11779; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: x-275; lower center verso in graphite by unknown hand: M4748

Wikidata ID

Q77012867

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