Object Details
Artist
C. Morgan McIlhenney, born Philadelphia, PA 1858-died 1904
Formerly attributed to
Abbott Handerson Thayer, born Boston, MA 1849-died Dublin, NH 1921
Luce Center Label
This painting was originally attributed to Abbott Handerson Thayer, but closer study reveals it to be by Philadelphia artist Charles Morgan McIlhenney. McIlhenney exhibited a few times at the Boston Art Club and spent time sketching on Nantucket, probably in the late 1880s. Many painters in the late nineteenth century went on sketching trips to New England, creating images of the unsheltered beaches and picturesque towns along the coast. The dark clouds in this oil sketch emphasize the bright sandy slopes and, together with the windswept vegetation, create a haunting view of the Atlantic shore.
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Milton Horn
Date
ca. 1890
Object number
1981.62
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
18 x 40 1/8 in. (45.6 x 101.8 cm)
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department
Painting and Sculpture
On View
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 10A
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Landscape\beach
Landscape\Massachusetts\Nantucket
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1981.62