Oyster Boats

c. 1855, printed later

Hugh Owen

Associated Names
Hugh Owen

Artist, British, 1808 - 1897

The image shows several boats on a pebbled shore. There is an empty wooden rowboat in the foreground and a larger boat named "Waine Swainer" in the background. The horizon is blocked by rocky cliffs on the right side. The scene is monochrome and highlights textures and shapes such as the pebbles, boats, and cliffs. The overall mood is one of quiet resilience.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Hans P. Kraus, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 17.1 × 22.3 cm (6 3/4 × 8 3/4 in.)
    mount: 26.3 × 28.3 cm (10 3/8 × 11 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.193.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Canon R.T. Cole, Bristol, UK; W.L. Venn, Bristol, UK; Reece Winstone, Bristol, UK; family of Reece Winstone, Bristol, UK. Hans P. Kraus, Jr., New York; gift to NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, lower right in graphite perpendicular: 62; on verso, by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: 301444.16; lower right in graphite: 30

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