On New York Bay

1879

Henry Farrer

Associated Names
Henry Farrer

Artist, American, born England, 1844 - 1903

American Art Review

Publisher

The image shows a view from the shores of a body of water, possibly a harbor or estuary, looking toward moored boats on the right. The boats have their masts and rigging reaching upward. The horizon is low in the image, with distant landforms and hints of ships on the waterline. The lines suggest shadows and textures with a sketch-like quality. The color palette is monochromatic, primarily sepia and grey tones. The detail gives a sense of calm along the water's edge. In the distance are more ships, with their masts rising against a sky streaked with thin clouds.

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Provenance

Sylvester Rosa Koehler, Boston, Massachusetts; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1881; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

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Bibliography

1880

  • Koehler, S.R., ed. The American Art Review 1, no. 12 (October 1880): p. 526.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: H. Farrer 1879; lower center support in graphite by unknown hand: "On New York Bay." / Henry Farrer.

Wikidata ID

Q77013117

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