Newport Mountain, Mount Desert

Frederic Edwin Church, 1851

The artwork depicts a coastal scene with a rocky shoreline close to us, where a man in a red shirt is handling a rope. The waves crash against the rocks. Beyond the shore, the water stretches out to the horizon, where a sailboat is visible on the left. In the distance, vegetation covers the hills, leading to a prominent mountain under a sky filled with soft pink clouds. The horizon is positioned about one-third from the top. The painting's color palette features warm earth tones in the rocks and vegetation, contrasted by the cool greens and blues of the ocean. The brushstrokes are detailed and realistic.
Kunstenaar
Frederic Edwin Church
Datering
1851
Soort
Schilderij
Techniek
oil on canvas
Afmetingen
54 × 79,4 cm
Collectie
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licentie
Publiek domein, CC0

Beeldbeschrijving

The artwork depicts a coastal scene with a rocky shoreline close to us, where a man in a red shirt is handling a rope. The waves crash against the rocks. Beyond the shore, the water stretches out to the horizon, where a sailboat is visible on the left. In the distance, vegetation covers the hills, leading to a prominent mountain under a sky filled with soft pink clouds. The horizon is positioned about one-third from the top. The painting's color palette features warm earth tones in the rocks and vegetation, contrasted by the cool greens and blues of the ocean. The brushstrokes are detailed and realistic.

Frederic Edwin Church